Raj Kumar etc. v. State of Hy.Etc.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-10152-2001 (O&M); decided 19.05.2025 by Tribhuvan Dahiya, J. Petitioners (Raj Kumar and others; none appeared for them) sought mandamus for increment benefit based on higher responsibility, having drawn the higher/promotional scale prior to promotion as Masters. Petition dismissed applying State of Haryana and another v. Partap Singh and others, 2006(10) SCC 251 — promotional/higher scale of pay benefit once only; no additional benefit on actual promotion. Recovery of withdrawn additional increment neither effected nor intended per written statement. Pending miscellaneous applications disposed of. Keywords: increment, higher responsibility, promotional scale, once-only benefit, mandamus, Masters, Haryana.
What did the court decide?
Following the Supreme Court in State of Haryana and another v. Partap Singh and others, 2006(10) SCC 251, the issue stands decided against the petitioners: the benefit of promotional/higher scale of pay is to be granted only once, and an employee granted the promotional scale while working on a lower post is not entitled to any additional benefit on actual promotion.