IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-12897-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Subhash Chander ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Ankur Lal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Addl. AG, Haryana.

Mr. Parminder Sandhu, Advocate for Mr. Harmanjot Singh Gill, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. Instant writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to refix the seniority of the petitioner and to grant him notional promotion to the post of Assistant from 16.06.2011, the date from which his juniors were promoted and further to direct the respondents to consider his case for promotion to the post of Deputy Superintendent and grant notional promotion on the said post.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner was appointed as Clerk on 16.10.1987 and promoted to the post of Sub Divisional Clerk on 22.11.2007. He raised the grievance with regard to passing of the order dated 16.06.2011 (Ann