118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision:17.02.2026 SURENDER SINGH AND ANOTHER ....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ….RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Himanshu Arora, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Rajesh Gaur, Addl., AG, Haryana.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

1. This writ petition seeks to assail a Notification issued by the Government of Haryana, whereby Rule 143(1), Clause (i), Clause (ii), as well as Note 1 and Note 3 of the Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016, have been ordered to be omitted.

2. The notification reads as under:-

“HARYANA GOVERNMENT FINANCE DEPARTMENT Notification The 3^rd February, 2026 No.11/58/2023-1FR/27758- In exercise of the powers conferred under the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Haryana Civil Services (General) Rules, 2016, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Haryana Civil Services (General) Amendment Rules, 2026.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Official Ga