IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: February 13, 2026 MADHU BALA ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Parth Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Tanushree Gupta, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL)

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the promotion order as Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) Science dated 02.01.2025, Annexure P-10, and also the pay fixation order dated 28.01.2025, Annexure P-12, to the extent it allows notional pay fixation with effect from 22.03.2016 and actual monetary benefits to her with effect from 01.01.2025. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to pay actual monetary benefits to the petitioner with effect from 22.03.2016, i.e., the date she has been granted ante-dated promotion as TGT (Science), along with all consequential benefits.

2. The claim was partially accepted during pendency of the petition, and the petitioner was released arrears of salary as TGT (Science)

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with effect from 24.07.2020 to 31.12.2024, amounting to 3,56,960, which was d