IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

240 CWP-25087-2025 Date of Decision: February 12, 2026 Karan Sukhija ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. K.D.S. Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Saurabh Girdhar, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Rajvir Singh Sihag and Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 21.10.2024 (Annexure P-13) passed by respondent No.3, whereby extension for joining of the petitioner for the post of Assistant Manager was declined. Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to join on the post of Assistant Manager against one post which is still lying vacant.

Reply on behalf of respondent No.3 is filed in the Court today, which is ordered to be taken on record and copy thereof has also been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner in the Court itself. Registry is directed to pla