IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Serial No. 203 CWP-14402-2001 Decided on:10.04.2026 Jeet Ram . . . Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. B. K. Bagri, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Aakash Singla, Additional Advocate General, Haryana.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J.(ORAL)

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the orders dated 14.05.2001 and 30.08.2001, Annexures P-3 and P-4 respectively, whereby the petitioner has only been considered entitled to notional benefits from the date of promotion, asking him to return the arrears of salary already paid. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to grant pay scale of the promotional post of Headmaster to him from the deemed date of promotion, i.e., 20.02.1985.

2. Succinctly, as apparent on record, the petitioner, who was working as Junior Basic Training (JBT) teacher in the Department, was promoted as Headmaster with effect from 19.04.1991. He filed a petition claiming promotion from a retrospective date. However, during pendency of the petition, the Department on its own passed an or