IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Vinita and others …Petitioners Versus Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad (Regd. Society) and others …Respondents

1. The date when the judgment is reserved January 21, 2026 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced February 5, 2026 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded on the website February 5, 2026

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or Full whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full judgment, and Not applicable reasons thereof CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. R. K. Malik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anshul Labana, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Sandeep Chhabra, Advocate for the respondents.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J.

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the order dated 17/23.07.2019, Annexure P-3, whereby the petitioners have been discontinued in service by the respondent/Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad (hereinafter referred to as ‘Parishad’).

2. Brief facts of the case are, the Parishad is an agency to implement the programmes of the Government of India, namely, Sarva Shiksha Abhiy