127 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 24.09.2025 Harvinder Singh …Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab and Others …Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.S.Shekhawat Present : Mr.Hitesh Sood, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Charanpreet Singh, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for respondents No.5 &6.

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N.S.Shekhawat J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to issue a Writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the memo No.SAMGRA/2022/admin (376167) 249598 dated 16.09.2022 (Annexure P-5) passed by Director General School Education, Punjab-cum-State Project Director, SAMARA Shiksha Abhiyan, Punjab-respondent No.5. A further prayer has been made to direct the respondents to extend the contract of the petitioner up to the age of 65 years as had been done in the cases of other employees.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in the year 2011, the respondents issued an advertisement and the candidates were called for walk-in-interview on 02.07.2011 for various posts including the post of Legal Assistants. In the advertisement it was clearly mentioned that