131 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 24.04.2026 SUNIL KUMAR .....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS ....RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL. Present: Mr. Saransh Sabharwal, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

Mr. Deepak Balyan, Addl. A.G., Haryana SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer

1. The present Petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the impugned order dated 25.03.2026 (Annexure P-8) vide which the Petitioner has been Transferred from the Office of Divisional Forest Office, Research Division, Pinjore at (Pinjore) to Office of Forest Settlement Pinjore at (Panchkula -Morni Road) as the same has been issued in violation of the Letter dated 26.12.2024 (Annexure P-1) and Policy dated 23.05.2025 (Annexure P-7)

Brief Facts

2. The petitioner is employed as an Assistant in the Forest Department, Government of Haryana. By order dated 25.03.2026, he was transferred from the Divisional Forest Office, Research Division, Pinjore to the Forest Settlement Office, Pinjore (Panchkula–Morni Road).

3. Prior to the impugned order, the petitioner had also been tran