IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 208 Date of decision: 08.07.2025 CWP-558-2015 (O&M) RAJEEV KUMAR ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER .......Respondents CWP-14466-2017 O&M) SUKH DARSHAN AND OTHERS ......Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Rahul Dev, Addl. A.G. Haryana. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) Both these writ petitions are being disposed by a common order as identical issues are involved in the present writ petitions. VISHAL SHARMA 2025.07.11 18:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-558-2015 (O&M) and connected petition -2- 2. A brief reference to the controversy is however being made from CWP-558 of 2015 titled as “Rajiv Kumar versus State of Haryana and another”. 3. Challenge in the said writ petition is to the order dated 09.12.2014 vide which the claim of the petitioner for joining as a Assistant Engineer (Civil) pursuant to the appointment orders dated 31.07.2014 had been rejected while deciding the legal notice dated 14.08.2014. The reasons cited by the respondents for denial of the claim of the petitioner was that the degree obtained by the petitioner was not recognized by the appropriate body, hence, the same could not be accepted as satisfying the mandatory qualification for holding the requisite post. 4. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the parties are ad idem that the issue has already been dealt with by a Division Bench of this Court in LPA No. 1659 of 2024 titled as “State of Haryana and another versus Sanjeev Tanwar” vide judgment dated 21.10.2024. 5. Counsel for the respondent-State does not dispute the same. Accordingly, the instant writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the judgment dated 21.10.2024 passed in LPA No. 1659 of 2024 titled as “State of Haryana and another versus Sanjeev Tanwar”. As a necessary consequence, the impugned order dated 09.12.2024 in CWP-558-2015 and and dated 21.06.2017 in CWP-14466-2017 are set aside and a direction is issued to the respondents to take appropriate steps in terms of the Division Bench Judgment of this Court dated 21.10.2024 passed in VISHAL SHARMA 2025.07.11 18:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-558-2015 (O&M) and connected petition -3- LPA No. 1659 of 2024 titled as State of Haryana and another versus Sanjeev Tanwar (supra). 6. All the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, are also disposed of. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) JULY 08, 2025 JUDGE Vishal Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No VISHAL SHARMA 2025.07.11 18:52 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document