IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Prabhjot Kaur …..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 15.01.2026 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 27.01.2026 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded on 27.01.2026

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

5. The delay, if any, of the pronouncement of full Not applicable judgment, and reasons thereof.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Argued by : Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Advocate with Ms. Kirandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Surya Kumar, A.A.G., Punjab with Mr. Rajiv Kumar Gupta, Director, Department of Transport, Punjab.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J.

1. The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court by filing the instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 25.01.2022 (Annexure P-12), whereby the claim of the petitioner for appointment as Clerk on compassionate ground has been rejected. Further, seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner on Class-III post like Clerk etc. as she i