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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Manoj Kadian – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned speaking order dated 08.01.2026 (Annexure P-7) passed by respondent No.2. Further, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize the service of petitioners No.1 to 9 on the post of LDC and petitioners No.10 to 19 on the post of ALM from the year 2008 without insisting on the condition of continuous/continued service of 10 years as on 10.04.2006.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners inter alia contends that the petitioners have been continuously working since the year 2008. The petitioners were appointed against the vacant posts in terms of the policy dated 12.03.2008 (Annexure P-1). The petitioners are performing the same duties as performed by the regular technical staff of the respondent-Nigam. The petitioners earlier approached this Court by way of filing CWP No.5968 of 2023 seeking minimum pay scale and challenging a condition to join the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam Limited portal which was disposed of on 13.10.2025 (Annexur
Temporary and contractual employees cannot claim regularization based solely on long service without following established recruitment procedures as mandated by the Constitution.
Continuous long service in essential roles grants employees the right to regularization despite initial contractual labels, promoting equity in employment practices.
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