IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

105+246(6 cases) Date of decision:10.02.2026

1. CWP-29326-2025(O&M)

Rupinder Kumar and others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents

2. CWP-37868-2025 Amandeep Singh and others .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents

3. CWP-15849-2025 Chander Bhan and others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents

4. CWP-30027-2025 Rakesh Kumar and others ... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents

5. CWP-37528-2025 Gurjeet Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents

6. CWP-31231-2025 Rajpal Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. R.S. Sohi, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-37528-

2025 and 31231-2025.

Mr. Parveen K. Saini with Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Mr.Budhadev Maity, Advocates for the petitioners in CWP Nos.15849, 29326, 30027 & 37868 of 2025.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab-State.

Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Mr. Anirudh Malhan and Ms. Navdita Rathore, Advocate for respondent No.5-PSTCL in CWP-29326 & 15849 of 2025.

Mr. Sapandhir, Advocate for respondent No.4 in CWP-37528-

2025.

Mr. Hridyavans S. Randhawa with Mr. Opinderpal S. Walia and Mr. R.P.S. Bara, Advocate for respondent-PSPCL.

Mr. Jastej, Advocate for respondent No.4 in CWP-29326-2025.

Mr. Vansh Malhotra, Advocate for respondent No.4 in CWP-

15849-2025.

Ms. Kavita Joshi, Advocate for respondent No.4-PSPCL in CWP-31231-2025 (through V.C)

Ms. Priyanka Malik, Advocate for respondent No.4 in CWP-

30027-2025.

Mr. Anurag Mor, Advocate for Ms. Palika Monga, Advocate for respondent No.4 in CWP-37868-2025.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

CM-15470-CWP-2025 in CWP-29326-2025 The present application has been filed under Section 151 of CPC for placing on record the instructions dated 03.10.2025 (Annexure P-37) for proper adjudication of the present case.

In view of the grounds mentioned in the application, the same is allowed as prayed for. Annexure P-37 is ordered to be taken on record.

Registry is directed to place the same at an appropriate place.

MAIN

1. This order shall dispose of the above-mentioned writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-29326-2025.

2. The petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present writ petition under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India on the following prayers:-

“a) Praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the instructions dated 17.07.2020 (Annexure P-6) and letter dated 11.06.2021 (Annexure P-18) and letter dated 21.09.2021 (Annexure P-20) issued by respondent No.2 and order dated 14.03.2022 (Annexure P-17) and order dated 22.04.2025 (Annexure P-34) issued by respondent No.5 and circular dated 17.08.2022 (Annexure P- 19) issued by respondent No.4 qua the petitioners whereby the petitioners have been granted pay scale of Rs.19900 Consolidated (on the basis of Grade Pay of 1900) as per Central Pay Commission instead of Punjab Pay Scale/Pattern i.e. 10900-34800 with Grade Pay 3400, which has been granted to the ALMs and ASSAs who were appointed prior to

17.07.2020.

b) Further praying for quashing the Regulation 2 Sub-Rule 2(b) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (Revised Pay) Regulations, 2021 (Annexure P-8, dated 17.11.2021) whereby the above said regulations have not been made applicable to the petitioners or PSPCL employees recruited on or after 17.07.2020 which is against the trite law.

c) Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the pay scale to the petitioner/ASSAs/ALMs and ALMs as per Punjab Pay Scales/Regulation i.e. 10900-34800 with Grade Pay 3400 which has been granted to ALMs and ASSAs, who were appointed prior to 17.07.2020 and also granted all the allowance, includi