IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 13.02.2026 RAVI KUMAR .....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTEHRS .....RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. J.S.Mor, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl. A.G., Haryana ***

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

This writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of an appropriate Writ, Order or direction, especially in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to adjust the petitioner against the vacant post of Junior Engineer (Civil) either in the same department/respondent no. 2 or in other departments/Boards/Corporations against vacant posts, i.e. the same equitable relief as granted vide judgments and orders dated 24.12.2025 and 30.1.2026, Annexure P-21 and P-22, respectively to the persons similarly situated with the petitioner, especially in view of the fact that a very large number of Group 'C' contractual employees, employed through HKRNL/respondent No. 5 were allowed retention as per letter dated 20.5.2025, Annexure P-17, issued by the respondent no. 1 in the Finance Department, against the vacant pos