IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 02.02.2026 Amarpreet Singh Ghuman …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. G.P.S. Ghuman, Advocate and Mr. G.S. Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Aman Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 20.11.2017 whereby his counter-request for appointment to the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police instead of Inspector was rejected.

2. The petitioner was appointed as Probationary Inspector on 21.10.2001 on compassionate grounds. Both of his parents died in a brutal terrorist attack on 27.12.1990 when he was 11 years old. He approached departmental authorities claiming post of Deputy Superintendent of Police which vide order dated 20.11.2017 rejected his claim. He has filed mercy petition before Director General of Police, Punjab. There are similarly situated employees who were granted better or more benefits on account of their parent’s sacrifice.

3. The impugned order was passed in No