Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1953

Jagir Singh, a driver with Punjab Roadways, was absent without leave for about three months in 1979. The State sent a registered notice and published a newspaper notice urging him to report, but he failed to do so, leading to termination of his services on 3 August 1979. The workman sought reinstatement and back wages,…

The appellants, who were JBT Teachers appointed temporarily as Head Teachers, claimed an advance increment for the period of their temporary promotion. The dispute centered on which pay‑scale the advance increment should be drawn from – the scale of the temporary post (Head Teacher) or that of their substantive post (J…

Rani Devi and Anguri Devi, widows of Apprentice Canal Patwaris who died while in service, filed writ petitions seeking appointment to class‑IV posts on compassionate grounds. The Punjab & Haryana High Court directed the State of Haryana to appoint them, but the State appealed. The Supreme Court held that the term "empl…