Petitioner an electrician in the Punjab Government service sought mandamus for revised pay scales. Court disposed of writ petition by relying on settled decisions in Rajinder Pal Gauttam and Bitu Ram cases.
Writ petition disposed of in terms of settled decisions in Rajinder Pal Gauttam and Bitu Ram cases.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civl Writ Petition No.6779 of 2007 Date of Decision : September 23, 2011.
Naresh Kumar ..... Petitioner versus
The State of Punjab and others ..... Respondents
CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.
Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab.
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1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?
3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?
(Oral) Surya Kant, J.
The petitioner who is working as Electrician in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Punjab, seeks a mandamus for the grant of the revised pay scales recommended by various Pay Commissions with regard to skilled and semi-skilled staff in the services of the Punjab Government.
During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the controversy involved in this case stands settled by this Court in favour of the petitioners vide a decision rendered in L.P.A.No.44 of 2009 (State of Punjab and others versus Rajinder Pal Gauttam and others) as well as the subsequent decisions given by various Benches
CWP No.6779 of 2007 [2]
including dated 4.3.2011 rendered in Civil Writ Petition No.3820 of 2011 (Bitu Ram and others versus State of Punjab and others) granting somewhat similar reliefs. The SLP filed against the order passed in LPA No.44 of 2009 has also been dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 12.7.2010.
In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid decisions in Rajinder Pal Gautam's case (supra) and Bitu Ram and others' case (supra).
Dasti.
September 23, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE
3 issues framed by the court
Whether to dispose of the writ petition citing decisions in Rajinder Pal Gauttam and Bitu Ram cases.
Whether the revised pay scales recommended by various Pay Commissions grant mandamus.
Whether to grant similar reliefs as in subsequent decisions.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
State of Punjab and others versus Rajinder Pal Gauttam and othersFollowed¶1
L.P.A.No.44 of 2009 (State of Punjab and others versus Rajinder Pal Gauttam and others)
Bitu Ram and others versus State of Punjab and othersFollowed¶2
C.W.P. No.3820 of 2011 (Bitu Ram and others versus State of Punjab and others)
S.L.P. filed against L.P.A. No.44 of 2009Followed¶2
Naresh Kumar
The State of Punjab
Surya Kant
As recorded by the court registry
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