IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on : 09.12.2025 NARINDER SUDAN ...Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS . . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI PRESENT: Mr. Rishav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Praveen Chander-Goyal, Senior Panel Counsel for the respondents-UOI.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral)

CM-17973-CWP-2025 The present application has been filed by the applicant-petitioner for fixing the actual date of hearing of the present writ petition as the case was heard and admitted on 30.03.2015.

Keeping in view the averments enumerated in the present application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed. Consequently, the main writ petition (CWP-5903-2015) is taken up on board for hearing today itself.

C WP-5903-2015

1. In the present petition, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 08.10.2014 (Annexure P-4) passed by the respondent No. 5- Central Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), by which, the claim of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Inspector (Central Excise) with effect from