IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 25.02.2025 CWP-16171-1995 GURPREET SINGH AND OTHERS ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CWP-15374-2014 VED PARKASH DHINGRA AND OTHERS ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Mr. Baltej Singh Sidhu, Senior Advocate with Mr. Himmat Singh Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-15374-2014.

Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-16171-1995.

Mr. Balwinder Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Bikramjit Singh Patwalia, Advocate with Mr. Gaurav Jagota, Advocate for respondents no. 4, 6 and 7 in CWP-16171-1995.

Mr. Ankur Goyat, Advocate for Mr. Ramesh Goyat, Advocate for respondents No. 3 and 4 in CWP-15374-2014.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

Raising an issue as to whether the seniority was drawn in terms of Rule 11, 12 and 13 of the Punjab Public Works Department (Irrigation Branch), Ziladars’ State Service Class-III, Rules, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as “Rules, 1955) from the date of the confirmation of the members in service as per Rule 13 or from the date of joining or the length of servi