CWP-1042-2025 -1- 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-1042-2025 Date of Decision: 10.07.2025 JAWAHAR LAL AND OTHERS ..... PETITIONERS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Ashish Tewatia, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Tanushree Gupta, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA , J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to fix the petitioners’ seniority as per inter-se merit positions determined by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission, by giving them deemed date of appointment as PTI and to consider them for further promotion accordingly. 2. Learned State counsel has received instructions from the second respondent vide memo, dated 10.07.2025, which is retained on the case file as Annexure ‘A’. It is to the following effect: Thereafter the respondent department issued direction vide letter no.17/24-2025 TGT R&A(4) dated 14.05.2025 (Copy enclosed) to the concerned District Elementary Education Officer being appointing authority to fix their SEEMA 2025.07.17 12:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-1042-2025 -2- seniority as per merit list of the PTI's provided by HSSC in its revised recommendation dated 22.12.2022 and benefit of pay fixation (notionally) (excluding selected candidates from waiting list as the benefit of the waiting selected candidates will be given from the date of joining the service) will be granted from the date of joining of their junior within their allotted district in accordance with law. Further, it is submitted that the case of the promotion will be decided as per their merit cum seniority basis, eligibility and availability of posts at later stage. On this basis, she contends that the claimed relief has already been granted. As per the instructions, directions have been issued to the competent authority to fix the petitioners’ seniority as per merit list, and thereafter consider their cases for promotion accordingly. The entire process will be completed within a period of six months. 3. In view of the statement made, learned counsel for the petitioners has no objection to the petition being disposed of in terms thereof. 4. Ordered accordingly. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) 10.07.2025 JUDGE Sima Sima Sima Sima Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No SEEMA 2025.07.17 12:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document