IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 06.04.2026 Pardeep Kaur ….Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab.

NAMIT KUMAR , J.

1. Instant writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the public notices dated 26.02.2026 (Annexure P-8) and 18.03.2026 (Annexure P-9), vide which the respondents have called the candidates for filling up separate application form for main examination. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought directing the respondents to allow the petitioner to take the main examination of the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination 2025 on the basis of the application form submitted initially or in the alternative the petitioner may be allowed to fill up the said form for the main examination of the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination 2025 by extending the last date.

2. Brief facts of the case, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that the petitioner, a graduate (B.A.) an