-1- CWP-17690-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 112 CWP No.17690 of 2026 Date of Decision: 27.07.2026 Anil Kumar .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others …..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Laxman Choudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl.AG, Haryana. ***** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to regularize the services of the petitioner from the date his similarly situated junior employee has been regularized vide order dated 14.03.2018 (Annexure P6). Further a writ in the nature of mandamus is sought directing respondent No.2 to decide the legal notice dated 13.01.2026 (Annexure P9) served by the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner has been working as a part-time Class IV Sweeper since March 2003, as is discernible from the appointment letters appended as Annexures P-1 and P-2. Thereafter, the petitioner was adjusted at Government Senior Secondary School, Asiaki Panchor, on 15.09.2014 and has since been continuously working there on the aforesaid post. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner possesses the qualifications prescribed for regularisation as per the instructions dated 30.12.1998/25.02.1999 as well as the policy OMKAR SINGH 2026.07.28 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document -2- CWP-17690-2026 dated 11.11.2003, whereby the respondent-Department ordered regularisation of the services of part-time employees who fulfilled the requisite qualifications prescribed under the applicable Rules. Learned counsel further submits that similarly situated employee, namely, Krishan Kumar, who is junior to the petitioner, has already been regularized on 14.03.2018 as discernible from Annexure P6 and services of another similarly situated employee, Badama Devi were regularized with effect from the date her junior was regularized in terms of the order dated 24.09.2024 (Annexure P7) passed by this Court in CWP No.6884 of 2024 titled as Badama Devi v. State of Haryana and others. Learned counsel also refers to order dated 20.05.2026 (Annexure P8) passed in CWP No.15734 of 2026 titled as Gajanand v. State of Haryana and others, which was disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice taking into account the order passed by this Court in CWP No.6884 of 2024 (supra). 3. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 13.01.2026 (Annexure P9) by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl.AG, Haryana, who is present in Court on advance notice, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and submits that he has no objection in case a direction is issued to the respondents to hear and decide the decide the legal notice dated 13.01.2026 (Annexure P9), by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner. 6. In view of the limited prayer made by counsel for the petitioner without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the petitioner’s claim and decide the legal OMKAR SINGH 2026.07.28 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document -3- CWP-17690-2026 notice dated 13.01.2026 (Annexure P-9) served by him and pass a speaking order thereon, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. While taking a decision, respondent No.3 shall also take into account the orders passed by this Court in CWP No.6884 of 2024 titled as Badama Devi v. State of Haryana and others and CWP No.15734 of 2026 titled as Gajanand v. State of Haryana and others, Annexures P7 and P8, respectively. 6. Needless to say, if the petitioner is found entitled to the relief sought, the same be granted to him forthwith by respondents/competent authority. ( HARPREET SINGH BRAR ) July 27 , 2026. JUDGE ‘om’ Whether speaking/reasoned. : Yes/No Whether Reportable. : Yes/No OMKAR SINGH 2026.07.28 12:29 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document