IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH . 1. CWP. No. 8867 of 2010 Date of Decision: 30.5.2011. Charanjit Singh --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents 2. CWP. No. 8898 of 2010 Parbhat Bhushan Sharma --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Anu Pal, A.A.G., Punjab. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) In view of the common factual background and questions of law being involved, both these petitions are being disposed of by this common order. The petitioners have filed these petitions seeking a direction to the respondents to fix their notional pay and seniority on the basis of ranking given to them in the merit list by the recruiting authority with all consequential benefits. It is admitted position that the controversy involved in these petitions is squarely covered by a Division Bench judgement of this Court dated 9.7.2004 passed in CWP No. 19832 of 2003 titled as Charan Dass Sharma Vs. State of Punjab & others, which was upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP (Civil) No.1450 of 2005. Following observations have been made in the aforementioned judgement:- “ A perusal of the above Rules shows that the seniority in case of direct recruitment will be determined as per order of merit in which the candidates were recommended by the commission or by the selection CWP. No. 8867 of 2010 -2- committee. The similar proposition has also been considered by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Chairman Puri Gramya Bank Vs. Ananda Chandro Dass 1995 (SCT) 596. In view of the above discussion, the writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to re-fix the pay and seniority of the petitioner at Sr. No.855. However, as per the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner will not be entitled to any arrears of salary.” In view of the above, these petitions are, accordingly, disposed of in terms of the above referred judgement. Petitioners shall be entitled to the similar relief as granted in the aforesaid judgement. A copy of this order be placed on record of each connected file. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 30.5.2011. lucky