CWP-4158-2020 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 216 Date of Decision: 15.07.2025. CWP-4158-2020 (O&M) DHARAM RAJ DANGI AND OTHERS …Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present: Mr. Mohinder Pal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Dev, Addl. A.G. Haryana. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. J (ORAL). The instant writ petition has been filed for seeking quashing of impugned orders dated 10.05.2019 (Annexure P-11) passed by respondent No.3; dated 24.10.2019 (Annexure P-12) passed by respondent No.4; and dated 20.11.2019 (Annexure P-13) passed by respondent No.9 whereby grant of Higher Standard Scales and benefits of 7th Pay Commission have been denied to the petitioners alleging the same to be unlawful, discriminatory and not sustainable in the eyes of law. RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.07.28 11:28 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-4158-2020 (O&M) -2- 2 It is submitted that there was no misrepresentation/ concealment or fraud on the part of the petitioners in grant of ACP to them, yet, the impugned orders have been passed after huge delay. The action of effecting recovery is violative of judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of State of Punjab and others Vs. Rafiq Masih (Whitewasher), reported as (2015) 4 SCC 334. 3 It has been further submitted by the counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) that a number of writ petitions involving similar controversy, as is involved in the present set of writ petitions, were decided in lead case CWP No.23074 of 2010 titled as ‘Ram Pal Patwari and others Vs. State of Haryana and another and CWP No.15880 of 2013 titled as ‘Parmanand and others Vs. State of Haryana and others’ and the writ petitions were allowed by this Court vide judgment dated 24.07.2015. The said decisions were subject matter of challenge in the Letters Patent Appeal (LPAs) No.1865 of 2015 titled as ‘State of Haryana and others Vs. Parmanand and others’ and other connected Letters Patent Appeals. He submits that vide order dated 05.03.2025 passed by the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court, the aforesaid LPAs have been dismissed. He submits that the case of the petitioners in the present set of writ petitions is squarely covered by the aforesaid decision dated 05.03.2025 passed in aforesaid LPA and therefore, the present writ petitions may be disposed of in terms thereof. RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.07.28 11:28 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-4158-2020 (O&M) -3- 4 Learned State counsel does not dispute that the ratio of judgment in the matter of LPAs No.1865 of 2015 titled as ‘State of Haryana and others Vs. Parmanand and others’ and other connected Letters Patent Appeals decided vide order dated 05.03.2025 would be applicable to the case of the petitioners in the present batch of writ petitions. 5 Accordingly, with the consent of the parties and without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present batch of petitions is disposed of in terms of the judgment dated 05.03.2025 passed in LPA No.1865 of 2015 titled as ‘State of Haryana and others Vs. Parmanand and others’ (supra). Orders regarding withdrawal of ACPs and recovery from the petitioners herein in the respective writ petitions are set aside. 6 Pending misc. application(s), if any, shall also stand(s) disposed of accordingly. July 15, 2025 (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) raj arora JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.07.28 11:28 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document