IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 203 CWP-15974-2018 Date of decision : 13.07.2026 Binder Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Ms. Veena Kumari, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raghav Garg, A.A.G., Punjab. Mr. T.V.S. Lehal, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to modify/add one more candidate in the impugned order dated 04.04.2018 (Annexure P-11), being in violation to Section 33 of Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995 and Section 34 of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 which provide atleast 3% reservation to the persons with disabilities and vide impugned order, out of total 1000 posts only 29 have been given to the disabled persons and 01 seat meant for persons with disabilities is still lying vacant. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, submits that 01 post belonging to the petitioner’s category i.e. Physically Handicapped Category is still lying vacant and the petitioner had earlier submitted representation dated 20.04.2018 (Annexure P-13) which is still pending consideration. She further submits that the petitioner would VINOD KOTHIYAL 2026.07.16 11:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document CWP-15974-2018 -2- be satisfied, if liberty is granted to the petitioner to supplement the said representation within a period of 04 weeks from today and the claim of the petitioner may be considered against the said vacant post. 3. Learned counsel for respondents No.2 & 3 has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner and submits that if any supplementary representation is submitted by the petitioner in continuation to the earlier representation dated 20.04.2018 (Annexure P-13), the same shall be considered and disposed of by the competent authority by considering the fact that 01 post in the petitioner’s category is still lying vacant. 4. Let the petitioner supplement the representation dated 20.04.2018 (Annexure P-13) within a period of 04 weeks from today and the same shall be considered and disposed of by respondent No.2 within a period of 02 months thereafter. 5. Disposed of in the above terms. (NAMIT KUMAR) 13.07.2026 JUDGE kothiyal Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No VINOD KOTHIYAL 2026.07.16 11:00 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document