126 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-25159-2025 Date of decision: 28.08.2025 Surender Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Rajat Mor, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Additional A.G., Haryana for respondents No.2 & 3.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the action of the respondents in not granting the benefit of revised pay scale Rs.1200-2040/- w.e.f. 01.05.1990 and all other consequential benefits arising therefrom.

CONTENTIONS

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner was appointed as a Tube-well Driver in the year 1979 and was placed in the pay scale of Rs.950-1400/- w.e.f. 01.05.1990 as per memo dated 27.08.1991 (Annexure P-2). Further, the State Government vide memo dated 26.07.1991 (Annexure P-1) approved the revised pay scale of Rs.1200-2040/- for employees working on technical posts, including Tube-well Operators. Thereafter, when the benefit of techni