115 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-20534-2025 Date of decision: 28.08.2025 Harmesh Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Pankaj Mohan Kansal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

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 mandamus directing the respondents to grant the benefit of increments that was granted in the year 1997 w.e.f. 1992 in implementation of recommendation of Third Punjab Pay Commission along with all consequential benefits as has been granted to many others pursuant to Judicial Pronouncement dated

15.11.1992 passed in CWP No.15523 of 1990.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner is entitled to two increments on the promotion to Technician Grade IV in the year 1992 as per the 3^rd Pay Commission and Rule 8 of the Punjab Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1988. The petitioner has prayed for all consequential benefits (arrears, revised pension etc.) in accordance with th