120 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-1172-2025 Date of Decision: January 17, 2025 Baijnath …Pe++oner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Fateh Singh Dhillon, Advocate for the pe oner. DEEPAK GUPTA , J.(Oral) The grievance of the pe oner is that ini ally he was employed as an Electrician on contractual basis in the Municipal Corpora on, Amritsar since 1998. Ini ally, he was regularized in 2011, under a Government regulariza on policy. Regulariza on le/er was issued in 2012 as an Electrician. However, his salary was withheld at that me due to some audit objec ons. Consequently in 2016, the services of the pe oner were regularized, but not as an Electrician, rather as Sewadar (Class-IV), which is lower paying posi on, effec ve retrospec vely from his ini al regulariza on date as an Electrician in 2012. 2. By way of present pe on filed under Ar cle 226 of the Cons tu on of India, pe oner prays for issuance for a writ in the nature of mandamus for direc ng respondent Nos.1 to 3 to regularize the services of the pe oner to the post of Electrician instead of Sewadar w.e.f. 16.04.2012. Pe oner also made a representa on dated 10.10.2024 (Annexure P-11) to the respondent, but no ac on has been taken thereon ll date. 3. No ce of mo on to respondent Nos.1 to 6 only. 4. Mr. Rajesh Sehgal, Addl. A.G., Punjab accepts no ce on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to 6 – State. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the par es and have gone through the file. Sarita Rani 2025.01.17 16:51 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order CWP-1172-2025 - 2 - 2025:PHHC:006525 6. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case or the claim being made by the pe oner in the present pe on, respondent Nos.1 to 6 are hereby directed to consider the grievances put forth by the pe oner in the legal no ce dated 10.10.2024 (Annexure P-11), in accordance with law, by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt of cer fied copy of this order. Present pe on is disposed of accordingly. Present pe on is disposed of accordingly. January 17, 2025 (DEEPAK GUPTA) sarita JUDGE Whether reasoned/speaking: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No Sarita Rani 2025.01.17 16:51 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order