IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 101 CWP-12331-2013 Date of decision: 27.05.2025 ROHTASH KUMAR ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Ms. Devanshi Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Sushil Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tapan Kumar, DAG, Haryana. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has been filed raising a challenge to the order dated 01.03.2013 passed by the General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Karnal Depot whereby the claim of the petitioner for grant of technical pay scale of Rs. 480-760 with effect from 01.02.1981 alongwith all consequential benefits had been declined. 2. It is the specific assertion of the petitioner that he was appointed as a Store-man on 01.04.1981 and thereafter promoted to the post of Assistant Store Keeper and thereafter to Chief Store Keeper. It is submitted that Store-Man is a technical post and as such, he was entitled to the technical pay scale under the Haryana State Transport Department, Haryana VISHAL SHARMA 2025.05.29 15:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-12331-2013 -2- Roadways (Group –‘D’), Services Rules, 1998. Respondent No.3 has declined the technical pay scale to the petitioner on the ground that the post of Chief Store Keeper is included in the Ministerial Staff and therefore the petitioner is not entitled for technical pay scale. 3. The matter was eventually adjourned sine die to await outcome of L.P.A. No. 1040 of 2012 titled as “State of Haryana versus Rajbir Singh and others” where the issue of the grant of technical pay scale to the persons holding technical posts was under consideration and the said LPA was dismissed as withdrawn. The matter was adjourned sine die again on 28.03.2016 to await the outcome of CWP-11710-2014 titled as “Sarbans Singh and others versus State of Haryana and others” which such petition stands decided vide judgment dated 25.03.2025. The parties are ad idem that the instant writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to reconsider the case of the petitioner for grant of technical pay scale in light of the judgment that has been so passed. 4. The present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2-Director General, State Transport Haryana to treat the instant writ petition as a representation and to pass a fresh order with respect to the claim of the petitioner for grant of a technical pay scale in light of the judgment dated 25.03.2025 in the matter of Sarbans Singh and others (supra). (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) MAY 27, 2025 JUDGE Vishal Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No VISHAL SHARMA 2025.05.29 15:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document