STATE OF PUNJAB vs BALBIR SINGH — C.A. No. 5955/1998

Case Summary: State of Punjab v. Balbir Singh (C.A. 5955/1998) The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Punjab's appeal on November 27, 2001. The case involved 27 surplus Zilladar employees from Punjab State Tubewell Corporation who were absorbed into the Department of Irrigation. The Court upheld the High Court's order directing that these respondents receive pay protection at their previous Corporation salary levels, reasoning that since other absorbed employees received this benefit, it should extend equally to all respondents to preserve their earned increments. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.