IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-200-2013 DECIDED ON: 19.09.2025 RAM KUMAR .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Naveen Daryal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl. AG Haryana SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

1. The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 31.10.2012 (Annexure P-7) alleging the same to be discriminatory, arbitrary and against the rules of natural justice.

2. The petitioner has sought regularization as per the policy of 1996 from the date his juniors were to be put on regular establishment alongwith all consequential benefits with interest for the delayed period.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was initially engaged as a daily-wage Chokidar on 01.05.1978 with the respondent/ department and has been continuously serving across various divisions. The details of such engagement and service have been set out in tabulated form in paragraph 2 of the writ petition, which merit conside