IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-25147-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 28.08.2025 Harjot Rani ....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Jaideep Verma, Advocate for the petitioner.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for quashing the impugned order dated 27.06.2025 (Annexure P-14) passed by respondent No.4, vide which the case of the petitioner for compassionate appointment has been rejected. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought, directing the respondents to give appointment to the petitioner on compassionate grounds.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the father of the petitioner, who was working as Lineman with the respondent/Corporation had died in harness on 06.02.2010 as discernible from his Death Certificate (Annexure P-1). The petitioner, at the time of the death of her father, was unmarried and totally dependent upon her father. She applied for appointment on compassionate ground on 20.01.2011 thro