IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-3558-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 06.02.2026 Rajnish Kumar and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. R.P.S. Jammu, Advocate with Mr. Jasbir Singh Thind, Advocate and Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2.

Mr. Triptjeet Singh Sidhu, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to regularize the services of the petitioners as Drivers as they were appointed between 20.12.2011 to 26.12.2014 and since then they are working regularly on contractual appointment and the case of the petitioners is squarely covered by the judgment passed by this Court in CWP-10146-2023, titled as Manjeet Singh and others vs State of Punjab and others, decided on 25.08.2025, in which the services of similarly situated employees were regularized. Further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to count th