IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SUNIL KUMAR GARG ...PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL.

Present: Mr. Virender Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl. AG, Haryana

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 28.10.2025 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 02.12.2025 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded 03.12.2025

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any of the pronouncement of full Not applicable judgment and reason thereof.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer

1. The present writ petition filed by the petitioner seeks quashing of the orders dated 3.12.2004 (Annexure P-5), issued by Respondent No. 2, whereby the petitioner’s pay was directed to be fixed in the scale of Rs. 8000- 13500, being the correct admissible scale for his adhoc promotion as Sub Divisional Engineer (SDE).

T he Conspectus Of Facts

2. The petitioner, possessing the qualification of AMIE/Bachelor of Engineering, was initially appointed as Section Officer in the respondent-

department on 22.08.1977. The post was subsequently re