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2025 DAILYLAW 29100 (PNJ)

RAJIV GANDHI AND OTHERS v. UT CHANDIGARH

CWP/5475/2024 · 2025-07-18

Harsimran Singh Sethi

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214 RAJIV GANDHI AND OTHERS UT CHANDIGARH CORAM: Present: HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 1. regard to the implementation of the Shetty Pay Commission Report has already been detailed by this Court titled “Charanjeet Karwal and ors. Vs. State of Haryana and ors.”, on 14.01.2025 “Charanjit Karwal 19.02.2025 officials working in the District Court in U.T., Chandigarh. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-5475 Date of Decision : 18 RAJIV GANDHI AND OTHERS VERSUS UT CHANDIGARH CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Mr. Arjun Pratap Atma Ram, Mr. Ashdeep Bhullar, Advocate Ms. Gulmehak Chandhok, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Aman Bahri, Senior Standing Ms. Sukhmani Patwalia, Advocate for the respondent-U.T., Chandigarh *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) Learned counsel for the petitioners regard to the implementation of the Shetty Pay Commission Report has already been detailed by this Court while deciding CWP No.11142 of 2021 “Charanjeet Karwal and ors. Vs. State of Haryana and ors.”, on 14.01.2025 which has been upheld in LPA No.518 of 202 jit Karwal and ors. Vs. State 19.02.2025 and the decision so taken, needs to be implemented even qua the officials working in the District Court in U.T., Chandigarh. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 5475-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision : 18-07-2025 ........Petitioners VERSUS ........Respondent(s) HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Atma Ram, Advocate with Mr. Ashdeep Bhullar, Advocate and Ms. Gulmehak Chandhok, Advocate Standing Counsel with Ms. Sukhmani Patwalia, Advocate U.T., Chandigarh HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) petitioners submits that the issue with regard to the implementation of the Shetty Pay Commission Report has while deciding CWP No.11142 of 2021 “Charanjeet Karwal and ors. Vs. State of Haryana and ors.”, decided been upheld in LPA No.518 of 2025 titled rs. Vs. State of Haryana and ors.”, dated and the decision so taken, needs to be implemented even qua the officials working in the District Court in U.T., Chandigarh. Petitioners(s) ........Respondent(s) HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI submits that the issue with regard to the implementation of the Shetty Pay Commission Report has while deciding CWP No.11142 of 2021 decided titled dated and the decision so taken, needs to be implemented even qua the SAPNA GOYAL 2025.07.18 19:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-5475-2024(O&M) -2- 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per the petitioners, they have not been granted the benefit of Shetty Pay Commission even as of now hence, the respondent-U.T., Chandigarh Administration be directed to consider the claim of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a detailed representation will be filed with the respondent U,T., Chandigarh by giving the details of the petitioners qua their status and cadre in which they were working with the averment that they have not been granted the benefit of Shetty Pay Commission Report respondents be directed to pass an appropriate speaking order whether, the entitled benefit under the Shetty Pay Commission implemented from 01.04.2003 has been extended to the petitioners or not. 3. Learned Senior counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent- U.T., Chandigarh submits that the abovesaid representation, when induced into writing and submitted, will be taken into consideration keeping in view the details of the status of each petitioners mentioned therein and keeping in view the benefit liable to be extended under the Shetty Pay Commission same will be examined and in case, the petitioners have already been given the benefit of the Shetty Pay Commission, a speaking order will be passed giving the details as to how the same has been implemented qua the petitioners and in case it is found that any of the petitioners has not been given the benefit of the Shetty Pay Commission after examination of his/her case, the same will be extended as required under law and an appropriate speaking order will be passed within a period of 4 months from the receipt of copy of the representation. Learned counsel for the respondents further submits that speaking order passed will be duly conveyed to the petitioners for their information and necessary action. SAPNA GOYAL 2025.07.18 19:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-5475-2024(O&M) -3- 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that keeping in view the statement of the learned counsel for the respondents, the present petition may kindly be disposed of as having been not pressed any further. 5. Ordered accordingly. 18-07-2025 Sapna Goyal (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking: YES Whether reportable: NO SAPNA GOYAL 2025.07.18 19:08 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document