IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 03.02.2026 Surinder Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Nitesh Singla, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Satnampreet Singh Chauhan, D.A.G., Punjab.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioners have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 23.03.2020 (Annexure P-6), whereby the claim of the petitioners for rectification of anomaly in the pay scale of Drivers vis-a-vis Clerks/Patwaris and for grant of pay band of Rs.10,300-34,800/- + Grade Pay Rs.3,200/- has been rejected. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the petitioners the pay band of Rs.10,300-34,800/- + Grade Pay Rs.3,200/- at par with Clerks/Patwaris w.e.f. 01.12.2011 along with all consequential benefits including arrears of salary/pension with interest @ 12% per annum.

2. Brief facts, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that the petitioners are retired employees of the respondent-dep