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2020 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 966

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS – Appellant
Versus
RAJ KUMAR AND OTHERS – Respondent



(cid:1) (cid:1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

1. LPA-257-2020 (O&M)

State of Punjab and others ...Appellants Vs.

Raj Kumar and others ..Respondents

2. LPA-1336-2019 (O&M)

State of Punjab ...Appellant Vs.

Punjab Government Driver Technical Employees Union ...Respondents

3. LPA-449-2019 (O&M)

State of Punjab and others ...Appellants Vs.

Manmohan Singh and others ...Respondents (cid:1)

1.(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:1)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:8)(cid:1)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:1)(cid:6)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:1)(cid:10)(cid:5)(cid:12)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:13)(cid:5)(cid:11)(cid:1) (cid:14)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:1) (cid:18)(cid:16)(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:1)(cid:22)(cid:10)(cid:20)(cid:8)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:5)ti(cid:5)(cid:8)(cid:4)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:1)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:1) (cid:17)(cid:15)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:26)(cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:1) (cid:26)(cid:16)(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:1)(cid:23)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:20)(cid:3)(cid:11)(cid:29)(cid:8)(cid:30)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:1) (cid:14)(cid:26)(cid:16)(cid:17)(cid:26)(cid:16)(cid:18)(cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:19)(cid:1)

(cid:31)(cid:16)(cid:1) (cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:1) (cid:20)(cid:27)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:29)(cid:13)(cid:5)(cid:1) (cid:27)(cid:3)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:1) (cid:20)(cid:10)(cid:1) (cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:1) !"##(cid:1)

(cid:20)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:1)(cid:29)(cid:12)(cid:1)(cid:27)(cid:10)(cid:20)(cid:8)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:5)(cid:11)(cid:1)

$(cid:16)(cid:1) (cid:2)(cid:5)(cid:28)(cid:3)%&(cid:1)(cid:29)(cid:21)(cid:1)(cid:3)(cid:8)%&(cid:1)(cid:29)(cid:8)(cid:1)(cid:27)(cid:10)(cid:20)(cid:8)(cid:20)(cid:23)(cid:8)(cid:24)(cid:29)(cid:8)(cid:30)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:1) ’(cid:20)(cid:4)(cid:1)((cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:28)(cid:29)(cid:24)(cid:3))(cid:28)(cid:5)(cid:1)

(cid:21)(cid:23)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:1)(cid:20)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:5)(cid:10)&(cid:1)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:1)(cid:10)(cid:5)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:20)(cid:8)(cid:12)(cid:1)(cid:4)(cid:7)(cid:5)(cid:10)(cid:5)(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:1)

(cid:1)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Advocate General, Punjab(cid:1)

Ms. Anu Chatrath, Senior Addl.AG, Punjab with(cid:1)

Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG, Punjab(cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) for the applicant-appellant(s).(cid:1)

(cid:1)

Mr. Kshitij Sharma, Sr. Advocate with(cid:1)

Mr. Shobhit Sharma, and Ms. Shruti Gupta Sharma, Advocates(cid:1)

for the respondents (in LPA-257-2020).(cid:1)

Mr. K.S.Dadwal, Advocate and Mr. Manish Dadwal, Advocate(cid:1)

for the respondents (in LPA-449-2019).

(cid:1) (cid:1)

Mr. Rakesh Sobti, Advocate (through Video Conferencing)(cid:1)

for respondents (in LPA-1336-2019).

(cid:1)

***

DEEPAK MANCHANDA, J.

Through the present Intra-Court Appeals, the appellant–State has challenged the impugned judgments dated 01.02.2018, 23.10.2018 and 13.12.2018, whereby the writ petitions filed by the respondents/petitioners were allowed. Since common questions of facts and law are involved in the aforesaid three appeals, regarding the pay-scale of drivers and Heavy vehicle Bus Drivers, the same are being disposed of by this common judgment. For the sake of convenience and reference, the facts are being taken from LPA No. 257 of 2020.(cid:1) 2. The facts emanating from the pleadings are that the respondents/petitioners are working as drivers/ Heavy vehicle Bus Drivers, under the control of the appellant-State.(cid:1) Initially, from 01.01.1976 till the implementation of the Pay Commission recommendations w.e.f. January 2006, the respondents/petitioners, along with certain other categories of employees, were placed in the same pay scale. However, on 01.12.201

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