IN TH 111 Jatinder S Anirudh Secretaria CORAM: Present:- NIDHI GU violation o ordinate B Singh and o was dispos CWP No.4 Punjab and follows :- COCP-5763-2025 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGAR COCP No.5763 o Date of decision der Singh and others Versus udh Tewari, IAS, Finance Dep etariat, Chandigarh AM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NI Mr. R.K. Arya, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AAG Mr. Malkit Singh, Superintend Advocate General, Punjab. HI GUPTA J. (Oral) Present contempt petition tion of order dated 02.5.2024 (Anne ate Bench of this Court in CWP-707 h and others vs. State of Punjab and ot disposed of in terms of the judgment No.4456 of 2016 titled as “Kanta Ku ab and others” (Annexure P-9), wh - “10. In view of the a anomaly has arisen petitioners being higher 1 UNJAB AND HARYANA IGARH 5763 of 2025 (O & M) cision :-16.04.2026 …..Petitioners Department, Punjab Civil …..Respondent E NIDHI GUPTA i, AAG Punjab assisted by rintendent (Admn.), O/o ition has been filed alleging (Annexure P-1) passed by a co- 7078-2021 titled as “Jatinder and others”, whereby the petition gment dated 24.5.2018 passed in ta Kumari and others vs. State of ), whereby, it was directed as the above situation, where an en in the pay scale of the gher in post than the Restorers, VIJAY ASIJA 2026.04.17 17.20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Court Orde Speaking O whereby, it filing i.e. w the 7 petitio produced b Copies the COCP-5763-2025 (O & M) while getting a lower p this matter be plac Department in view of t 23.05.2012 for conside anomaly of the petitio the judgment rendered (supra) in mind where been brought on par wit 11. Let this matter be Department/or the Pay true perspective within receipt of a certified co to say in case the claim rejected, a speaking regard, which the petiti challenge. In case cla merit, the monetary be of arrears of pay calculated and paid to months thereafter.” Learned counsel for the respo t Order dated 02.5.2024 stands com king Orders dated 10.4.2026 as pe eby, it was decided to grant arrears of i.e. w.e.f. 21.1.2018 to 21.3.2021 in t petitioners herein. Copies of the aforesaid Speak uced by the learned counsel for the res es thereof are supplied to learned c 2 er pay scale, it is directed that placed before the Finance of their own Instructions dated nsideration of removal of pay titioners herein while keeping ered in Gurbir Singh's case here Restorers pay scale has r with Clerks. er be considered by the Finance Pay Anomaly Committee in its thin a period of four months on ed copy of this order. Needless laim of the petitioners is being ing order be passed in this etitioners would be at liberty to claim of the petitioners has y benefits including difference ay accruing there from be id to the petitioners within 2 respondent submits that the Writ s complied with by passing 08 as per the case of petitioner, ears of 38 months prior to date of 21 in the fifth pay commission to Speaking orders dated 10.4.2026 the respondent is taken on record. rned counsel for the petitioner. VIJAY ASIJA 2026.04.17 17.20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Registry to book. instructions the Advoca the petition of the unde present co liberty to t said undert complied w April 16, 2 Vijay Asija Whether spea Whether Repo COCP-5763-2025 (O & M) stry to tag/paginate the same at appr It is undertaken by learned cou uctions from Mr. Malkit Singh, Superi dvocate General, Punjab that the said etitioners within a period of eight wee Learned counsel for the petiti e undertaking given by learned coun nt contempt petition may be dispo ty to the petitioners to revive the con undertaking given by learned counse lied with within the stipulated period. Ordered accordingly. Rule stands discharged. Pending application(s), if any, , 2026 speaking/reasoned Yes / No r Reportable Yes / No 3 t appropriate place in the paper- ed counsel for the respondent, on Superintendent (Admn.) office of e said arrears shall be released to ht weeks from today. petitioners submits that in view counsel for the respondent, the disposed of, however with the he contempt petition in case the ounsel for the respondent is not eriod. if any, shall stand(s) disposed of. ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE VIJAY ASIJA 2026.04.17 17.20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document