CWP-217577-2026 1 INN THE HIGH COURT OF PUUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGGARH (122) CWP-21757-2026 Date of Decision : 20.07.2026 Sanjeev Kummar ...Petitioner Versuus Guru Nanakk Dev University, Amritsar and aanother ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KUULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Rishu Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the respondents. *** KULDEEPP TIWARI, J.(ORAL) 1. Through the instant writ petitiion, the legality of speaking ordder dated 30.100.2024 (Annexure P-4), has bee n put to challenge, wherethrouggh, the claim off the petitioner for regularizationn has been declined, on the grounnd, that the petitioner has already resigned fromm the post. 2. This is the second round of littigation. Earlier, the petitioner hash approached this Court, by filing a CWP-122673-2022, titled ‘Paveeen Kummar and others vvs. Guru Nanak Dev Universityy, Amritsar and others’ which wasw disposed off by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, along with other bunch of petitions onn 23.04.2024, in terms of the ratiio laid down in CWP-19238-20113, titled ‘Amriish Sharma and others vs. Statee of Punjab and others’ decided on 26.02.2024, and in CWP-12892-1996 titled ‘Avtar Singh and others vs. Guuru MANPREET SINGH 2026.07.21 16:01 I attest to the accuracyNanakand Deev University, Amritsar throuugh its Registrar’ decided on authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-217577-2026 2 01.12.2023.

3. Primarily, this Court is of the cconsidered opinion that though thet petitioner iss not entitled for regularization, hhowever, his right to minimum payp scale still survives, as he has worked withh the respondent/University, forr a considerablee period of about 17 years. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate, who is present in the Court, on advance nottice of the petition, accepts noticce on behalf of the respondents anda waives serviice. 6. Perusal of the impugned order reflects that claim of the petitionner with regard to minimum pay scale has not been considered by the authoritties concerned, iin view of the ratio laid down i n Amrish Sharma and others anda Avtar Singhh and others (supra) case, thereeby, through the instant petitionn, a fresh mandaamus, is passed upon the responndents, to re-consider the claim of the petitioneer with regard to his entitlement to minimum pay scale. 7. The exercise (supra), shall be ccarried out, within a period of eigght weeks, fromm the date of receipt of certified ccopy of this order. 8. Consequently, the instant writ ppetition is disposed of. (KULDEEP TIWARI) JUDGE July 20, 20226 Manpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANPREET SINGH 2026.07.21 16:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

CWP-217577-2026 1 INN THE HIGH COURT OF PUUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGGARH (122) CWP-21757-2026 Date of Decision : 20.07.2026 Sanjeev Kummar ...Petitioner Versuus Guru Nanakk Dev University, Amritsar and aanother ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KUULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Rishu Garg, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate for the respondents. *** KULDEEPP TIWARI, J.(ORAL) 1. Through the instant writ petitiion, the legality of speaking ordder dated 30.100.2024 (Annexure P-4), has bee n put to challenge, wherethrouggh, the claim off the petitioner for regularizationn has been declined, on the grounnd, that the petitioner has already resigned fromm the post. 2. This is the second round of littigation. Earlier, the petitioner hash approached this Court, by filing a CWP-122673-2022, titled ‘Paveeen Kummar and others vvs. Guru Nanak Dev Universityy, Amritsar and others’ which wasw disposed off by a Coordinate Bench of this Court, along with other bunch of petitions onn 23.04.2024, in terms of the ratiio laid down in CWP-19238-20113, titled ‘Amriish Sharma and others vs. Statee of Punjab and others’ decided on 26.02.2024, and in CWP-12892-1996 titled ‘Avtar Singh and others vs. Guuru MANPREET SINGH 2026.07.21 16:01 I attest to the accuracyNanakand Deev University, Amritsar throuugh its Registrar’ decided on authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-217577-2026 2 01.12.2023.

3. Primarily, this Court is of the cconsidered opinion that though thet petitioner iss not entitled for regularization, hhowever, his right to minimum payp scale still survives, as he has worked withh the respondent/University, forr a considerablee period of about 17 years. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate, who is present in the Court, on advance nottice of the petition, accepts noticce on behalf of the respondents anda waives serviice. 6. Perusal of the impugned order reflects that claim of the petitionner with regard to minimum pay scale has not been considered by the authoritties concerned, iin view of the ratio laid down i n Amrish Sharma and others anda Avtar Singhh and others (supra) case, thereeby, through the instant petitionn, a fresh mandaamus, is passed upon the responndents, to re-consider the claim of the petitioneer with regard to his entitlement to minimum pay scale. 7. The exercise (supra), shall be ccarried out, within a period of eigght weeks, fromm the date of receipt of certified ccopy of this order. 8. Consequently, the instant writ ppetition is disposed of. (KULDEEP TIWARI) JUDGE July 20, 20226 Manpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MANPREET SINGH 2026.07.21 16:01 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment