IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 17.04.2026 Sunder Lal ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA Present: Mr. Nafeesh Ahmed, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Vivek Chauhan, Addl. AG, Haryana.

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DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA, J.(Oral)

1 In the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for issuance of directions to the respondents to re-appoint/re-enroll the petitioner on the post of Home-guard on the ground that the petitioner has been illegally terminated/discharged from service.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was enrolled as Home-guard in the respondent-department in the year 2014. As per the petitioner, the petitioner was discharged from service in the year 2018. It transpires that the petitioner moved various representations to the concerned department and requested to re-enroll/re-appoint him back in service, however, no action was taken by the respondents on the abovesaid representations. Aggrieved against the action of the respondents in discharging the petitioner from service, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.

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