IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 10.04.2026 Malkiat Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Kanav Singla, A.A.G., Punjab.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioners have invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 13.06.2017 (Annexure P-7), passed by respondent No.2, whereby the claim of the petitioners for grant of pay scale of Rs.5000-8100 w.e.f. 01.01.1996 has been rejected. Further seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant the pay scale of Rs.5000-8100 to the petitioners w.e.f. 01.01.1996 along with all consequential benefits as have been granted to the other Junior Assistants.

2. Brief facts of the case, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that the petitioners were initially appointed on the posts of Clerks in the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab on various dates between the years 1980 to 1983. During their service tenure, they w