IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 28.02.2025 Suresh Kumar Batra ......Petitioner(s)

Versus Union of India and others .....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Brijesh Khosla, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Addl. Solicitor General of India, with Ms. Saigeeta Srivastava, Advocate, for respondent No.1.

Ms. Neha Sharma, Sr. Panel Counel, for respondent No.3.

Ms. Meghna Malik, Sr. Panel Counsel, for respondent No.4.

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of letter dated 04.07.2023 (Annexure P-17) and advice of Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) and Department of Legal Affairs (DOLA) dated 24.04.2023 (Annexure P-18) whereby his request for reckoning of service as Member Judicial for pension and other retiral benefits has been rejected. He is further seeking setting aside of order dated 12.10.2022 (Annexure P-13) whereby his pay has been provisionally fixed at Rs.1,76,550/- instead of Rs.2,25,000/- per month.

2. The petitioner was enrolled as an A