IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 21.04.2026 Harpal Singh …..Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Ms. Navreet Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 23.05.2019 & 26.09.2024 (Annexures P-5 & P-9), passed by respondent No.5, whereby the claim of the petitioner for promotion w.e.f. 05.07.1995 as Head Warder and also further promotion as Assistant Superintendent Jails, has been rejected. Further seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion as Head Warder w.e.f. 05.07.1995 instead of 27.10.2004 and Assistant Superintendent Jails w.e.f. 23.12.2014, the date from which the persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted from the post of Warder to Head Warder and later as Assistant Superintendent Jails and to grant him all consequential service/retiral benefits, along with interest @ 18% per annum.

2. Brief facts of the case, as have