CM-12778-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-21860-2023 & connected case 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (103+218) CM-12778-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-21860-2023 Date of Decision : September 10, 2025 Naresh Chand Mishra .. Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .. Respondents (218-A) CWP-21906-2023 Rajinder Kumar .. Petitioner Versus Union of India and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate and Ms. Chandanpreet Kaur Ahluwalia, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) in both petitions. Ms. Puneeta Sethi, Advocate, for respondent No.1-UOI in both petitions. Mr. Rohit Kaushik, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in CWP-21860-2023. Ms. Devyani Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. Anil Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in CWP-21906-2023. Ms. Aashima Mor, Advocate, for respondent No.3 (joined through VC) in both petitions. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) CM-12778-CWP-2025 in CWP-21860-2023 The present application has been filed for placing on record the reply on behalf of respondent No.2 in CWP No.21860-2023. HARSHA RANI 2025.09.12 09:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-12778-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-21860-2023 & connected case 2 Keeping in view the averments made in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the application is allowed. Reply filed on behalf of respondent No.2 (in CWP No.21860 of 2023) is taken on record. CWP-21860-2023 & connected case 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that keeping in view the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 14831 of 2024 titled Jaggo vs. Union of India, decided on 20.12.2024, even the outsourcing could not have been permitted as the petitioner(s) had worked with the Chandigarh Administration for more than one and a half decade. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) further submits that the Contractor under whom, the petitioner(s) are working, is not a party to the present petitions and the policy for outsourcing has not been challenged hence, the present writ petitions may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the petitioner(s) to file a fresh one on the same cause of action with better particulars. 3. Ordered accordingly. 4. Civil miscellaneous application pending if any, also stands disposed of. 5. A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of other connected case. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE September 10, 2025 (VIKAS SURI) harsha JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No HARSHA RANI 2025.09.12 09:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document