262 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 11.02.2026 AMRISH KUMAR JAIN ... PETITIONER VS.

STATE OF PUNJAB .. RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Petitioner in person.

Ms. Samdisha Kaur, AAG, Punjab.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA , J. (ORAL)

This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to set aside the order dated 25.05.2016 contained in Annexure P-9 of the writ petition, whereby the appointment of the petitioner as Child Development Project Officer has been treated as a fresh appointment w.e.f. 02.03.2009. The petitioner has also prayed for quashing the order dated 01.04.2010, vide which the period of service of the petitioner from 09.01.2009 to 01.03.2009 has been declared as period dies-non. The petitioner has further prayed for appropriate directions to the respondent to consider the question of pay protection, keeping in view the departmental circular dated 15.11.2000.

Above prayers are made in the context of undisputed facts which are as under:-

The petitioner was selected by the Punjab Public Service Commission and was issued an appointment letter to the post of Child Development Projec