CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 105+263 Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 1. CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) Deepak Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 2. LPA-2451-2025 (O&M) Pardeep Kumar and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 3. LPA-1881-2025 (O&M) Deepak Singh and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 4. LPA-1882-2025 (O&M) Basant Kumar and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 5. CWP-20941-2025 (O&M) Preeti and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 2 6. CWP-19521-2025 (O&M) Pooja …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 7. CWP-18954-2025 (O&M) Jogender Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 8. CWP-18562-2025 (O&M) Krishan Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 9. CWP-18424-2025 (O&M) Jaipal …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 10. CWP-18146-2025 (O&M) Basant Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 3 11. CWP-18060-2025 (O&M) Naveen Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 12. CWP-17948-2025 (O&M) Sumit Gahlawat and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 13. CWP-17678-2025 (O&M) Anil and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 14. CWP-17643-2025 (O&M) Ajay …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 15. CWP-17525-2025 (O&M) Gulshan and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 4 16. CWP-17467-2025 (O&M) Priya and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 17. CWP-17465-2025 (O&M) Gurdeep Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 18. CWP-17464-2025 (O&M) Chiranji Lal and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 19. CWP-17458-2025 (O&M) Manoj Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 20. CWP-17430-2025 (O&M) Rahul Yadav and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 5 21. CWP-17416-2025 (O&M) Kiran Bala and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 22. CWP-17415-2025 (O&M) Sourav Yadav and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 23. CWP-17412-2025 (O&M) Sanjay Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 24. CWP-17411-2025 (O&M) Gurpreet Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 25. CWP-17397-2025 (O&M) Parshant Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 6 26. CWP-25444-2025 (O&M) Mohit and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 27. CWP-20799-2025 (O&M) Randhir Singh and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 28. CWP-20078-2025 (O&M) Rohit …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 29. CWP-19840-2025 (O&M) Anil Kumar and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 7 30. CWP-22351-2025 (O&M) Ashish …..Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 31. LPA-1957-2025 (O&M) Sanjay Kumar and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 32. LPA-2035-2025 (O&M) Sourav Yadav and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 33. LPA-2534-2025 (O&M) Mamta Rani and others …..Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 34. CWP-27688-2025 Sunil and others …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 8 35. LPA-3581-2025 (O&M) Vandana and others ….. Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 36. LPA-237-2026 (O&M) Gurpreet Singh and others ….. Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 37. LPA-466-2026 (O&M) Rupesh Kumar and others ….. Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 38. LPA-776-2026 (O&M) Sapna and others ….. Appellants Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents 39. CWP-17692-2026 (O&M) Renu and another …..Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents ***** CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present:- Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Kunal Mulwani, Advocate SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 9 for the appellant(s) in LPA No.1882 of 2025 (O&M). Ms. Anu Chatrath, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ritik Chatrath Kapur, Advocate and Ms. Dhamanpreet Kaur, Advocate for the appellants in LPA No.1957 of 2025 (O&M) and for the petitioners in CWP Nos.17430, 25444, 27688 and 20799 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Sunil K. Nehra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Rahil Mahajan, Advocate for the appellant/petitioner in LPA No.1881 of 2025, CWP No.17396 of 2025 and CWP No.19337 of 2026 (O&M). Mr. R.S Khosla, Senior Advocate with Mr. Aman Sharma, Advocate for the appellant in LPA No.776 of 2026 (O&M). Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate with Ms. Shruti Jain Goyal, Advocate for the appellant(s)/petitioner(s) in LPA No.2035 of 2025 (O&M) and CWP No.17415 of 2025 Mr. Jasbir Mor, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP No.17458 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Ravinder Singh Dhull, Advocate for the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) in CWP No.17411 of 2025 (O&M) and LPA No.237 of 2026 (O&M). Mr. Ajit Singh, Advocate For the petitioner(s) in CWP No.18060 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Arjun Sheoran, Advocate with Ms. Tejasvi Sheokand, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CM-1206 of 2026 in LPA No. 2451 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. D.S Patwalia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gauravjit S. Patwalia, Advocate for the private respondents in LPA No.1882 of 2025 and Mr. Suresh Kumar Kaushik (joined through V.C) with Mr. Hitesh Chauhan, Advocate for the respondent Nos.421, 469 and 482 in CM No.9112-CWP of 2025. Mr. Rajat Mor, Advocate with Mr. Vishesh Dhaka, Advocate for the appellants in LPA Nos.2451 and 2534 of 2025 and CWP Nos. 19521, 18146, 17678 and 17643 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Nitin Kaushal, Addl. A.G., Haryana and Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Addl. A.G. Haryana for the respondent-State in LPA Nos.2451 and 1881 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Anuj Malik, Advocate for the respondent Nos.5 and 6 in CWP No.17396 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Amit Jhanji, Sr. Advocate with SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 10 Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Abhishek K. Premi, Advocate for respondent Nos.5 and 6 in CWP No.17396 of 2025 (O&M) and for the respondent in LPA-1882-2025. Mr. Anurag Goyal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amit Rao, Advocate for the respondents in CWP No.17395 of 2025 (O&M). Mr. Naman Jain, Advocate for the respondent No.10 in CWP No.17411 of 2025 (O&M) **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J . (ORAL) 1. Learned senior counsels appearing on behalf of the respective parties submit that certain issues which needs to be sorted out so as to define the eligibility of the candidate to be eligible under the Backward Class category, needs to be adjudicated on the basis of certain facts coupled with the fact that selected candidates view about the issue was not before the learned Single Judge and the order passed by the learned Single Judge has already affected the rights of such selected candidates hence, both the parties have no objection in case the order passed by the learned Single Judge is set aside and the matter is remanded back so that all the issues are presented before the learned Single Judge to be answered in order to ensure that only the eligible candidates, keeping in view the advertisement and the instructions issued by the Government of Haryana, the candidates who have applied under the Backward Class category, are identified to be selected and appointed on the post advertised in the different departments. 2. Ordered accordingly. 3. Keeping in view the fact that the judgment of learned Single Judge has been set aside, the corrigendum which were issued by the State in SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 11 order to comply with the said judgment, is also set aside, keeping in view the agreement between the parties. It is made clear that the corrigendum / revised merit list only qua the selection to the Backward Class in compliance of the judgment of learned Single Judge is set aside and the revised merit of other categories which has no correlation with the issue decided by the learned Single Judge will remain operative. 4. Further it may be noticed that keeping in view the interim order passed in the present proceedings, either in the LPA or in the writ petition being decided by this order, any candidate belonging to general category or EWS category, who is entitled for appointment having no concern with regard to the eligibility of the candidate who are competing in the reserved category of Backward Class as determined by the learned Single Judge vide judgment dated 05.02.2025 which has been set aside and the case has been remanded back, such candidates should be considered for appointment according to their merit rather than withholding their appointment. It is further clarified that even after the appointment of such candidates in the general category, in case any situation arises for touching such candidates, appropriate process as required under law will be undertaken by the Haryana Public Service Commission. 5. There are certain candidates who want impleadment in the present proceedings but as the judgment of the learned Single Judge has been set aside keeping in view the consensus between the parties, such candidates will be free to appear before the learned Single Judge to raise such contentions through proper applications. However, the candidates belonging to Backward Class already appointed and working will be SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-17396-2025 (O&M) and other connected cases 12 allowed to continue subject to the outcome of the writ petition to be decided by the learned Single Judge upon remand. 6. It is again clarified that the corrigendum as it relates to the issue of revising the merit of the candidates to be appointed in the reserved category of Backward Class, is only set aside, and the revised merit list of other categories who are not connected with the judgment of the learned Single Judge will stand as it is and State will be free to implement the same. The said revised merit list qua the advertisement No.7 of 2024, which is regarding the Commerce Group, will remain unaffected to be implemented by the State. 7. Ordered accordingly. 8. Civil miscellaneous application including delay application, if any, is also disposed of. Photocopy of this order be placed on the files of the connected cases. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE (AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL) JUDGE 14.07.2026 Satyawan Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes Whether Reportable: No SATYAWAN 2026.07.20 17:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document