IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

123 CWP-37315-2025 Date of Decision: December 12, 2025 Sukhwinder Kaur .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Brijeshwar Vashist, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Rahul Jaswal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner has approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the impugned order dated 06.10.2025 (Annexure P-1) issued by respondent No. 2, whereby her claim for compassionate appointment has been rejected. A consequential direction for her appointment on compassionate grounds on a Class-III post is also sought.

2. Briefly the facts of the case are that the petitioner’s father, who was employed as a Work Charge Bulldozer Operator under the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), died in harness on 26.03.2001. The petitioner, a married daughter, applied for compassionate appointment under the policy dated 27.10.2022. Her claim was initially rejected on the ground that being a married daughter, she was not eligible under the p