IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH.

229 CWP-9835-2023 (O&M).

Date of Decision: 07.07.2025.

OM PARKASH GODARA ... Petitioner(s)

Versus THE STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ.

Present: Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Rahul Dev, Addl. A.G. Haryana.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

Seeking setting aside of the order dated 13.12.2022 (Annexure P-11) declining the request for release of selection grade and further praying for a direction to the respondents to grant the selection grade of Rs.1000-325-

1390 with effect from 17.12.1999, the instant writ petition has been filed.

2 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner contends that the petitioner was working as a Naib Tehsildar since 1982 and he eventually superannuated on 31.10.2016 from the post of District Revenue Officer, Jhajjar. He submits that the State Government revised the pay scales of Haryana Government employees under the Haryana Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1998, whereunder the selection grade of Rs.10000–13900 was provided for the cadre of Tehsildars to the extent of 20% of the sanctioned posts. It is submitted that a charge s