IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 25.05.2026 Amarjeet Kaur and another ….Petitioners V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Rakesh Sobti, Advocate for the petitioners.

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NAMIT KUMAR , J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioners have filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the letter/order dated 21.04.2026 (Annexure P- 24), whereby the respondents have declined to grant the benefit of re- revised pay scale of Rs.10300-34800 with grade pay of Rs.3200 w.e.f. 01.12.2011 pursuant to the recommendations of the 5^th Punjab Pay Commissioner Implemented through the Punjab Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009 effecting from 01.01.2006 (Annexure P-4), to the petitioners. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant/re-fix the pay of the petitioners in the abovesaid revised pay scale at par with similarly situated employees/categories including Clerks, Constables, Restorers, Photostat Machine Operators, Patwaris, Gate Keepers, Warders and Gram Sewaks, who were drawing the same pa