C.W.P.No.3790 of 2006 1

IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND

HARYANA, CHANDIGARH

Date of decision: 06 .03.2009

C.W.P.No.3790 of 2006

Smt Neelam Bali and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. S.S. Rana, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for

respondents No.1 to 3.

C.W.P.No.17688 of 2006

Raj Guru and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. Harinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.15065 of 2007

Balwant Ram

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.1342 of 2008

Avtar Singh and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.5150 of 2008

Kashmir Singh

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

C.W.P.No.3790 of 2006 2

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.11472 of 2008

Vijay Kumar and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.11498 of 2008

Tarlochan Singh and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.11753 of 2008

Harminder Kaur

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.11756 of 2008

Mohinder Kaur

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. R.S. Rangpuri, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.14619 of 2008

Darshan Singh and others

......Petitioner(s)

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondent(s)

Present:

Mr. Surender Garg, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl.A.G, Punjab for the respondents.

C.W.P.No.3790 of 2006 3

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH

JASWANT SINGH,J

This judgment shall dispose of abovesaid ten writ petitions

bearing CWP Nos.3790 of 2006, 17688 of 2006, 15065 of 2007, 1342 of

2008, 5150 of 2008, 11472 of 2008, 11498 of 2008, 11753 of 2008, 11756

of 2008 & 14619 of 2008 since common questions of facts and law are

involved in these writ petitions. For the sake of brevity and with the

consent of counsel for the parties, facts from CWP No.3790 of 2006 have

been taken and dealt with.

The core issue involved in all the above stated writ petitions is

as to whether the petitioners, who were working as JBT/C & V Teachers

(Hindi/Punjabi Teachers etc) in the same pay scale as that of promotional

post of Master/Mistress, would be entitled to grant of one additional

increment on their promotion to the post of Master/Mistress on the ground

of assuming higher responsibilities.

CWP No.3790 of 2006

Petitioners, four in number, have filed the present writ petition

praying for quashing of order/reply to the legal notice dated 2.1.2006

(Annexure P.4) vide which the respondents have rejected the claim of the

petitioners for grant of benefit of one increment on their promotion from the

post of Hindi Teacher to Hind