IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

224 Date of decision: 02.12.2025 Gurdial Kumar .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. J.S. Maanipur, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Satnampreet Singh Chauhan, DAG, Punjab.

Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing order dated 06.05.2022 (Annexure P-5), whereby his case for promotion has been kept in a sealed cover on the ground that a criminal case is pending against him.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner initially joined service in the respondent department as Agriculture Development Officer on 05.10.2000. Next promotion from the said post is to the post of Agriculture Officer. His name was placed at Sr.No.637 in the seniority list circulated vide letter dated 19.06.2019. He was implicated in FIR No.124 dated 22.07.2016 under Section 384 of IPC and Section 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, registered at Police Station Civil Lines