STATE OF PUNJAB vs SATNAM SINGH — C.A. No. 66/2001

Case Summary: State of Punjab v. Satnam Singh (CA 66/2001) The Supreme Court allowed the State of Punjab's appeal on January 3, 2001, setting aside the High Court's judgment that had granted proficiency step-ups to respondents. The respondents, who were JBT-qualified teachers appointed as Social Education Workers under an Adult Education Scheme ending June 30, 1991, were reappointed as teachers and signed undertakings that they would not claim benefits of past service or seniority. The Court held that their undertakings precluded them from claiming proficiency step-ups after eight or eighteen years of regular service, as such benefits would impermissibly rely on past service periods they had contractually waived. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.