LEHNA SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS judgment will dispose of C. W. 2260 of 1968, Lehna Singh and others v. Punjab State and others, and C. W. 1959 of 1969, Lehna Singh and others v. Punjab State and others, as they relate to the same subject-matter. In fact, the latter writ petition was filed after th rules were amended subsequent to the institution of the former writ petition.

(2.) PETITIONERS 1 to 4 are common to both the petitions. The 5th petitioner in C. W. 2260 of 1968, is Avtar Singh, who is not a party to C. W. 1959 of 1969. In that petition, Hari Mohan Lal and Parkash Chand Kakar are petitioners 5 and 6. The common respondents to the two petitions are the Punjab State, the Director, Public Relations, Punjab, Chandigarh, and Amar Kant. The other respondents to C. W. 2260 of 1968 are P. N. Parshar, Sulakhan Singh and Siri Ram Arsh, while the other respondents to C. W. 1959 to 1969 are Puran Chand , Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat, Babu Singh, Jagmohan Singh and Rajbir Singh. They are respondents 3 to 7 respectively and Amar Kant is respondent 8.

(3.) THE facts are that petitioner 1 is a permanent Assistant in the scale of Rs. 116-8-180/10-250 and has been officiating as Head Assistant in the scale of Rs. 250-10-350 since November 2, 1966. The pay scale has now been revised and raised to Rs. 300-20-500. Petitioner 2 is a confirmed Article Writer in the grade of Rs. 150-10-300 and is now officiating as Copy Writer in the pay scale of Rs. 200-15-380-20-500. Petitioner 3 was appointed as an Article Writer through Punjab Public Service Commission on April 18, 1957 and has since been confirmed in that post. His present scale of pay is Rs. 200-450. Petitioner 4 is a confirmed Assistant and is officiating as Sales Manager in the pay scale of Rs. 200-10-280/15-430/20-450. Petitioner 5 in C. W. 2260 of 1968, is a confirmed Assistant in the scale of Rs. 116-250 and is at present officiating as Sales Manager in the pay scale of 150-10-250. Petitioner 5 in C. W. 1959 of 1969 is a confirmed clerk in the scale of Rs. 110-200 since December 1, 1952, and is at present officiating as an Assistant in the scale of Rs. 160-400, while petitioner 6 is a confirmed clerk and has been officiating as an Accountant in the scale of Rs. 160-400 since June 22, 1966. The post of an Accountant s interchangeable with that of an Assistant.