CWP-21 IN TH 255 Jasbeer Singh Punjab State CORAM: Present : HARPREET 1. of the Consti or order in t 03.07.2023 (A only beyond Corporation directing the promotion a Engineers (C 1 21100-2023 N THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGA Date of r Singh and others VERSUS State Power Corporation Ltd. and ano HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HA Mr. G.S. Bal, Sr. Advocate with for the petitioners. Mr. Saksham Dudeja, Advocate **** REET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) The present writ petition has be Constitution of India with a prayer for in the nature of certiorari for qua 023 (Annexure P-5) in respect of post eyond 5 posts being against the own p ation Ltd. Further for issuance of a w ng the respondents to consider the claim tion as Assistant Engineers (Civil) ers (Civil) against available 34 posts fi NJAB AND HARYANA DIGARH ate of Decision: November 03, 2025 CWP-21100-2023 .....Petitioner SUS nd another ...Responden HARPREET SINGH BRAR te with Ms. Gurneet Kaur, Advocates ocate for the respondents. has been filed under Article 226/227 er for issuance of an appropriate writ quashing the advertisement dated of posts of Assistant Engineers (Civil) own policy of the Punjab State Power f a writ in the nature of mandamus e claim of Junior Engineer (Civil) for (Civil) for promotion as Assistant osts filling to the quota of JEs. 2025 ioners ondents ocates 6/227 writ dated Civil) Power mus il) for sistant PUNEET CHAWLA 2025.11.06 12:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-21 2. petitioners on deprived of Engineers, d statutory Ru promotion to of service in therefore, en falling within is filling the s mechanism p 3. would be sa considered an Punjab Dispu Litigation Po 4. objection in constituted u and decision speaking orde 2 21100-2023 The primary grievance raised in ners on the civil side are being subje ed of further promotional avenues, ers, despite having rendered 10 to 1 ry Rules, the petitioners became e tion to the post of Assistant Engineer ice in 2019, all of them being Gradua re, entitled to be considered and pro within their promotional quota. Howe g the said quota by way of direct recru nism prescribed in the circular dated 27 Learned counsel for the petition be satisfied in case the issue invol ered and decided by the Empowered C Dispute Resolution & Litigation Po ion Policy’) which was notified vide n Learned counsel for respond on in case a direction is issued to uted under the Punjab Litigation Polic cision of the issue involved in the p ng order. ised in the present petition is that the subjected to discrimination and are nues, even to the post of Assistant to 15 years of service. Under the ame eligible for consideration for ineer upon completion of three years Graduate Junior Engineers. They are, nd promoted against 34 vacant posts However, the respondent-Corporation t recruitment, which is contrary to the ated 27.06.2022 (Annexure P-4). petitioner(s) further submits that they involved in the present petition is ered Committee constituted under the on Policy, 2020 (hereinafter ‘Punjab vide notification dated 25.06.2020. spondents submit that he has no ued to the Empowered Committee Policy for time-bound consideration the present petition(s) by passing a at the d are sistant er the n for years y are, posts ration to the they ion is er the unjab no mittee ration sing a PUNEET CHAWLA 2025.11.06 12:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-21 5. parties and ha 6. Court in CW and others Punjab and o has constitut raised by the 7. following ter i) ii) 3 21100-2023 I have heard the submissions m and have perused the record with their In compliance with the order d CWP No. 7727 of 2025 titled Para and CWP No. 7728 of 2025 and others, the Government of Punj nstituted an Empowered Committee by the employees. In view of the above, the presen ing terms: The Empowered Committee Litigation Policy is hereby dir petition as a comprehensive rep adjudicate upon the issue raised petitioners shall be at liberty to s setting out their claim within a date of receipt of a certified copy The Committee shall pass a rea granting an opportunity of perso within a period of three month certified copy of this order, or ions made by learned counsel for the th their able assistance. rder dated 20.03.2025 passed by this Paramjit Kaur vs. State of Punjab titled Major Singh vs. State of f Punjab vide letter dated 16.04.2025, mittee to address the various issues present petition is disposed of in the ittee constituted under the Punjab by directed to treat the present writ ve representation and to consider and raised herein. In the alternative, the rty to submit a detailed representation thin a period of two weeks from the d copy of this order. a reasoned and speaking order, after f personal hearing to the petitioner(s) months from the date of receipt of a er, or from the date of receipt of the or the y this njab e of .2025, issues in the unjab t writ er and the tation m the , after (s), t of a of the PUNEET CHAWLA 2025.11.06 12:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-21 8. disposed of. November P.C 4 21100-2023 petitioner’s representation, as t decision taken thereof shall be Needless to say, if the petitioner sought, the same shall be granted Pending miscellaneous applica ed of. 03, 2025 Whether speaking/reasoned. : Whether Reportable. : n, as the case may be. Further, the hall be conveyed to the petitioners. itioners are found entitled to the relief granted to them forthwith. pplications, if any, shall also stand (HARPREET SINGH BRAR) JUDGE Yes/No Yes/No r, the oners. relief stand RAR) PUNEET CHAWLA 2025.11.06 12:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document