115+119 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 15.09.2025 G. Ramesh Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents

2) CWP-27410-2025 Gurdev Singh and others ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Gauravjit Singh Patwalia, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. This common order shall dispose of the aforementioned civil writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-27351-2025.

2. The present civil writ petition(s) 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 revise the pay scale of the petitioner(s) w.e.f. 01.01.2006 in view of the recommendations of the 5^th Pay Commission and further to also pay the arrears to the petitioner(s).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) inter alia contends that the petitioner(s) was appointed as a Driver on 07.04.1979 in the respondent- Corporation and retired as a Vehicle Supervisor on 29.02.2008 as discernible fro