MANU vs STATE OF PUNJAB . — C.A. No. 3728 - 3729/2002

MANU v. STATE OF PUNJAB - Summary The Supreme Court allowed MANU's special leave appeal on 03/05/2002, finding that the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition lacked reasoned orders in violation of settled law. The Court identified three key questions: (A) whether the petitioner was entitled to Selection Grade after 15 years and Senior Scale after 8 years of service per government instructions; (B) whether arrears of revised pay could be indefinitely withheld; and (C) whether the dismissal without speaking orders was legally valid. The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's orders dated 27.3.2001 and 8.5.2001, directing the High Court to decide the writ petition on merits with a reasoned order after hearing both parties. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.