114 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 05.02.2026 SANJEEV .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA & OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL.

Present: Mr. Vishal Garg Narwana, Advocate for the petitioner.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J

1. The jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been invoked seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus to direct the respondents No. 1 to 3, to allow the petitioner to continue working as Tubewell Operator in the Village Lottan, Tehsil Naraingarh, District Ambala with further prayer to quash the impugned appointment list (Annexure P-4) issued by respondent No.3-Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Naraingarh, whereby, the petitioner’s name was wrongfully omitted.

2. Briefly stated, the case set up by the petitioner is that he was engaged as a Tubewell Operator on contractual basis on 01.06.2024 in Village Lottan under the supervision of the Panchayat authorities. According to the petitioner, he had been discharging his duties satisfactorily and without any complaint. However, subsequently the respondents issued a fresh appointment list (Annexure P-4), thereby