IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Pronounced on: 13.01.2025 Bimla Sharma .... Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Raman B. Garg, Advocate and Mr. Mayank Garg, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harish Rathi, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

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TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J.

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the petitioner following service benefits; (i) increment under Rule 7 of the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Scale of Pay) Rules, 1980 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1980 Rules’) with effect from 02.04.1979, (ii) additional increment on account of promotion to the post of S.S. Mistress under Rule 4.4. (c) (i) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules (Volume I) Part I, as applicable to the State of Haryana (hereinafter referred to as ‘the PCS Rules’), and (iii) refixation of pay with effect from 01.04.1985 under Rule 4.14 (2) of the PCS Rules, and all other consequential benefits.

2. Facts of the case in brief are:

2.1. The petitioner joined the respondent Department as a Junior Basic Training (JBT) Teacher on regular basis on 14.12.1961. She w