Sukhwinder Kumar and Ors. v. State of Punjab Andors
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court; CWP-18316-2001 (O&M); decided 10.07.2026; Namit Kumar, J.; Sukhwinder Kumar v. State of Punjab; Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; equal pay for equal work; pay scale parity with regular employees; regularisation of services; State Government policy dated 23.01.2001 (Annexure P-2); petition disposed of on counsel pleading no instructions; some petitioners regularised/retired/deceased; liberty to revive petition; pending applications disposed; no adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
No merits relief; petition disposed of as counsel pleaded no instructions, with liberty to revive the petition in case anything still survives; pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. State counsel reported that four petitioners were regularised, two retired and one died. ¶15