IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-3795-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 24.02.2026 MANOJ KUMAR ....Appellant Versus STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR *****

Present: Mr. Amit Parashar, Advocate with Mr. Nimanyu Gautam, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Pankaj Middha, Addl. Advocate General, Haryana.

Mr. Amit Rao, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

CM-9337-LPA-2025 Delay of 08 days in filing the appeal has been satisfactorily explained.

In that view of the matter, the application is allowed and accordingly, the delay of 08 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

Main case

1. This appeal arises out of a judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 12.11.2025 passed in CWP-33439-2025, whereby the grievance raised by the appellant with regard to his non-selection has been rejected in limine.

2. It transpires that advertisement was issued by the respondents- University on 27.10.2023 inviting applications for recruitment to various posts including the post of Assistant Professor (Economics). The appellant applied in the category of Ex-Servicemen (Unreserved) cat