IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 130 CWP-12940-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 07.05.2025 Nisha Bhasin and others ...Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. Ravinder Malik (Ravi), Advocate for the petitioner(s). ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The instant petition has been filed for issuance of direction to the respondents to pay minimum of the pay scale of the posts manned by them to the petitioners that has been paid to the regular employees by the State of Haryana holding the same post. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends that the petitioners are claiming the benefit of minimum pay scale as paid to the regular employees on the strength of the judgment dated 25.09.2024 passed by Single Judge in CWP-9653-2023 titled as Vinod Kumar and others Vs. State of Haryana and others Learned State counsel, however, contends that the judgment of the Single Judge in the matter of Vinod Kumar and others (supra) has been challenged by the State in LPA-252-2025 which has been ordered to be heard alongwith LPA-219-2025 and the effect and operation of the judgment dated 25.09.2024 passed in the matter of Vinod Kumar and others (supra), has been stayed vide order dated 29.01.2025. MANGAL SINGH 2025.05.08 12:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2 130 CWP-12940-2025 (O&M) Faced with the above, counsel for the petitioners contends that he would have no objection, in case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent-State that the petitioner shall be treated at par with the final outcome of the proceedings emanating from Vinod Kumar and others (supra), which is pending consideration before the Court in LPA-252-2025. Learned State counsel submits that the respondent-State would have no objection to the same. In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of at this stage with the consent of the parties. The respondent-State, however, shall remain bound to extend the benefits to the petitioners at par to the petitioners in CWP-9653-2023 decided on 25.09.2024 and now pending in LPA-252- 2025. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) 07.05.2025 JUDGE Mangal Singh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANGAL SINGH 2025.05.08 12:50 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document