- 9 March 2022. List tomorrow, i.e. 10.03.2022.
- 10 March 2022. List the matter on 24th March, 2022.
- 31 March 2022. Counsel for the respondent wants time. List the matter on 05.05.2022.
- 5 May 2022. List on 28th July, 2022.
- 28 July 2022. List on 08.09.2022.
- 8 September 2022. List on 21.09.2022 (MONIKA DEY) (ASHWANI THAKUR)
- 21 September 2022. List this matter on 27.09.2022.
- 19 October 2022. List on 24.11.2022.
- 6 January 2023. Perused the letter circulated by learned counsel for the respondents seeking adjournment due to indisposition. List on 10.02.2023.
- 10 February 2023. In view of the letter circulated by the learned counsel for the respondent(s)/State, list on 17.03.2023.
- 17 March 2023. The matter stands adjourned as prayed for.
- 12 December 2024. Not taken up. List on 25.03.2025.
- 25 March 2025. Not taken up. List on 29th July, 2025.
- 29 July 2025. As prayed for, by the learned counsel for the petitioners, post after two weeks.
- 19 August 2025. 1. Leave granted. 2. Hearing expedited.
- 6 November 2025. Order on the record. The operative text could not be read.
- 12 November 2025. 1 Mr. Patwalia, learned senior counsel appearing for the appellants invites our attention to the Circulars dated 26.05.2003 (Annexure P-7 at page 38), 15.12.2006 (Annexure P-10 at page 47) and 18.03.2011 (Annexure P-17 at page 143). Our attention is also invited to the persons who are similarly situated, as that of the
- 1 December 2025. 1. Respondent no.1-State shall consider taking decision in terms of our order dated 12.11.2025, more so, in the light of the following decisions rendered by this Court: “i. Jaggo vs. Union of India1 ii. Shripal & Anr. vs. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad2 iii. Dharam Singh & Ors. vs. State of U.P. & Anr.3” 2. List on 12.12.2025.
- 12 December 2025. 1. Let the Director, Treasuries and Accounts Punjab, remain present on the next date of hearing. 2. List the matter on 05.01.2026.
- 5 January 2026. 1. As per the previous order dated 12.12.2025 and keeping in view the fact that Sri Aravind Kumar M.K. Director, Treasuries and Accounts Department, Punjab is present in the Court today. The hearing of the case is deferred to 19.01.2026.
- 19 January 2026. 1. The counter affidavit is stated to have been filed; however, the same is not on record. Learned counsel for the respondent(s) shall verify the same with the Registry.
- 2 February 2026. 1. A request for adjournment has been made by the learned counsel for the appellants. 2. List on 16th March, 2026.
- 16 March 2026. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. 1. The present appeal arises out of the judgment and order dated 02.08.2012 passed by the Division Bench of the Punjab & Haryana High Court in LPA No.699 of 2012, whereby the judgment and order dated 25.04.2011 by the Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 1223 of 2008 and order dated 19.01.2012 i
- 16 March 2026. 1. The appeal is allowed in terms of the signed order (non-reportable), which is placed on the file. 2. The operative portion of the order reads as under:
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. P.S. Patwalia, Mr. Tushar Bakshi, Ms. Harshika Verma, Mr. Tushar Singh, Mr. Ajit Johar, Mr. P. S. Patwalia, Ms. Deveshi Chand, Mr. Mr. Tushar Bakshi Advocates — Respondents: Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, Mr. Amol Chitale, Mr. R.K. Rathore, Ms. Samten Doma, Mr. Sourabh Tandon, Ms. Nupur Kumar, Ms. Diksha Dadu, Ms. Muskan Nagpal, Mr. Talha Abdul Rehman, Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, Mr. Sudhanshu Tewari, Mr. Shadan Farasat