IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 04.07.2025 Arun Hasanpuri and others .... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Sajjan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners.

Mr. Harish Rathi, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana.

Ms. Harpriya Khaneka, Advocate, for respondent no.4/Commission.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL)

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the respondents’ action in illegally considering candidates having qualification in the subjects of Bio-Science, Human Biology, Bio-Science (Animal Science), Fisheries, Aquaculture, Environmental Science, Bio- Chemistry, Limnology, Entomology, Bio-Technology, Genetics, Bio- informatics Science, and Genetics Engineering for the posts of Assistant Professor in the subject of Zoology; and the candidates having qualifications in the subjects of Bio-Science, M.Sc. Bio-Science (Plant Streams), M.Sc. Bio-Science (Plant Science), M.Sc. Genetics, Bio-technology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Environmental Science, Physiology (Plant), Genetics Engineering, Soil Scie