263 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 14-01-2025 1. CWP-11142-2021 (O&M)

CHARANJEET KARWAL AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

2. CWP-11196-2021 (O&M)

VIJENDER AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

3. CWP-11272-2021 (O&M)

ANIL KUMAR ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

4. CWP-11988-2021 (O&M)

ANUPAM SHARMA AND ORS.

........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

5. CWP-12436-2021 (O&M)

RAJESH KUMAR AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

6. CWP-13952-2021 (O&M) UMESH KUMAR AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

7. CWP-14608-2021 (O&M)

SUNIL VERMA AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

8. CM-8716-CWP-2021 in CWP-14750-2015 (O&M)

OM PARKASH AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

9. CWP-15401-2022 (O&M) AJEET KUMAR AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

10. CWP-35298-2019 (O&M)

RAJEEV SHARMA AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

11. CWP-409-2020 (O&M)

DILBAG SINGH AND ORS ........Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: Mr. Satyavir Singh Yadav, Advocate For the petitioners in all the petitions Except CWP No.35298 of 2019 and CWP No.409 of 2020.

Mr. Chanderhas Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP No.35298 of 2019 and Mr. G.C Shahpuri, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP No.409 of 2020.

Mr. Naveen Singh Panwar, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

Ms. Divya Sharma, Advocate For the respondent Nos.3 to 9 in CWP No.11142 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 to 5 in CWP No.11196 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.11272 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.11988 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.12436 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 to 5 in CWP No.13952 of 2021 Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.14608 of 2021 and Respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.15401 of 2022.

None for respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.35298 of 2019.

Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate For respondent Nos.3 and 4 in CWP No.35298 of 2019 and CWP No.409 of 2020.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral)

Present bunch of eleven writ petitions involve common question of law in the background of common set of facts and thus they are being decided by a common order.

1. In the present bunch of petitions, the challenge is to the letter dated 30.03.2021, copy of which has been appended as Annexure P-11 by which, certain clarifications have been issued with regard to the grant of increment to the certain categories of the staff, which act of the respondents is being objected by the petitioners and the benefit of one increment, which has been given to the Graduate Clerks upon their appointment under the directions of the Shetty Pay Commission, has been withdrawn.

2. Certain facts may be noticed for the correct appreciation of the issue in hand.

3. The Shetty Pay Commission was constituted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India for recommendations with regard to the revision of the pay scales of the judicial officers working in the various states so as to remove the stagnation.

4. During the pendency of the said consideration, the staff working in the various judicial Courts also approached the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India that as they are also the part and parcel of the judicial dispensation hence, the benefits/revisions of their pay scale should also to be considered so that, the employees working within the judicial establishments do not suffer.

5. Ultimately, certain recommendations were made by the Shetty Pay Commission wherein, certain categories of staff belonging to the ministerial cadre were directed to be granted the higher pay scale and the staff of certain cad