IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on:24.12.2025

Pronounced on: 12.01.2026

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Sh. Tilak Raj and others

......Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and another

......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Argued by: - Mr. Baldev Singh Sodhi, Advocate,

for the petitioners.

Mr. Satnampreet Singh, DAG, Punjab.

NAMIT KUMAR, J.

1. Instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to give minimum regular pay scale, dearness allowance and grade pay to the petitioners at par with similarly situated co-employees, according to the principles/law laid down in CWP-19238 of 2013 – Amrish Sharma and others v. State of Punjab and others decided on 26.02.2024, which has been upheld by a Division Bench of this Court in LPA-2032 of 2024 – State of Punjab

and others v. Sarwan Ram and others decided on 16.05.2025.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the petitioners have worked as Baildars on daily wage basis with the

respondent-department for more than 20 years and all the petitioners have been relieved from service at the age