IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RESERVED ON: 15.10.2025 PRONOUNCED ON:04.11.2025 ANIL KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERS .....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA ETC.

.....RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Rohan Moudgil, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Mayuri Lakhanpal Kalia, DAG Haryana Mr. R.K. Malik, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Dhull, Advocate for respondents No.3 to 12 SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J

1. Prayer The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Articles

226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the selection and appointments made vide order dated 02.04.1997 (Annexure P-8) of private respondents No.3 to 12 to the post of Agriculture Development Officers (ADOs) and to further issue a writ in the nature of mandamus seeking directions to the respondents to make appointments to the post of Agriculture Development Officers in accordance with the law laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in Jaskaran Singh's case and to prepare a common merit list of all the reserved and unreserved candidates and to select the backward classes category