IN TH 125 Pankaj Ku State of Ha CORAM: Present:- NIDHI GU appropriate Mandamus post of Ju meant for G P-15), i.e. seniority lis with all co of pay and direction, declaring t by the pe CWP-25296-2026 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGAR CWP No.25296 o Date of decision aj Kumar Versus of Haryana and others AM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NI Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Tanushree Gupta, Addl. A HI GUPTA J. (Oral) Prayer in the present petitio opriate writ, order or direction, par damus, directing the respondents to pr of Junior Engineer (Civil) against t for Group-C employees with effect f ), i.e. the date on which all official rity list were promoted vide office ord all consequential benefits, including y and arrears; and for issuance of an tion, particularly in the nature o ring that the three-year Diploma in C he petitioner on a regular basis 1 UNJAB AND HARYANA IGARH 5296 of 2026 (O & M) cision :-13.08.2026 …..Petitioner …..Respondents E NIDHI GUPTA ocate ddl. A.G., Haryana. petition is for issuance of an n, particularly in the nature of s to promote the petitioner to the ainst the 10% promotion quota ffect from 26.09.2025 (Annexure officials up to Sr. No.17 in the ice order dated 26.09.2025, along uding seniority, notional fixation of an appropriate writ, order or ture of Mandamus/Declaration, a in Civil Engineering obtained asis from Himalayan Garhwal VIJAY ASIJA 2026.08.14 20.37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document University, promotion with Appe Engineers (Annexures order or dir two memo respondent Education, respectively diploma ob equivalency rendered p prejudice, particularly consider an P-20) and 0 passing a r the law lai such time meantime, Engineer (C to direct t remain sub CWP-25296-2026 (O & M) ersity, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, otion to the post of Junior Engineer Appendix-B of the Haryana P.W.D neers (Group-C) Service Rules, 19 exures P-1 and P-2); and for issuan r or direction, particularly in the nature memos dated 23.12.2025 (Annexures ndent No.2 to the Secretary, Haryana ation, Panchkula and the Directo ctively, to the extent they proceed ma obtained by the petitioner requires alency from respondent No.3-Board ered pursuant thereto; and, in the dice, for issuance of an appropriate cularly in the nature of Mandamus, di ider and decide the representations da ) and 04.06.2026 (Annexure P-23) sub ng a reasoned and speaking order, in aw laid down by the Hon’ble Supre time as may be fixed by this Ho time, to direct the respondents to keep neer (Civil) falling under the 10% pro irect that any further promotions ag in subject to the final outcome of the p 2 hand, is a valid qualification for gineer (Civil) under Rule 7 read P.W.D. (B&R) Branch, Junior es, 1998, as amended in 2019 issuance of an appropriate writ, nature of Certiorari, quashing the exures P-18 and P-19) issued by aryana State Board of Technical Director, AICTE, New Delhi, roceed on the premise that the quires approval of AICTE and/or Board, along with any opinion in the alternative and without opriate writ, order or direction, us, directing respondent No.2 to ons dated 22.02.2026 (Annexure 3) submitted by the petitioner by der, in accordance with law and Supreme Court of India, within his Hon’ble Court; and, in the to keep at least one post of Junior % promotion quota vacant and/or ns against the said quota shall f the present writ petition. VIJAY ASIJA 2026.08.14 20.37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document that the pet (Civil) ha Departmen submitted successfull 2020. Acco the post of decided by stage, the p respondent time-bound hearing. General, H prayer mad and accepte claim raise the presen competent petitioner b CWP-25296-2026 (O & M) Learned counsel for the petiti the petitioner’s case for promotion to il) has been pending consideration rtment since 2025 and has not bee itted that the petitioner belongs to essfully completed his Diploma in Ci . Accordingly, the petitioner claims e ost of Junior Engineer (Civil); howev ed by the respondents. Learned counsel for the petit , the petitioner would be satisfied if ndents to consider and decide his ca bound period, after affording him a Heard. Notice of motion. Ms. Tanushree Gupta, lear ral, Haryana, accepts notice and has er made by learned counsel for the p ccepted. Without expressing any opin raised by the petitioner and in view o present writ petition is disposed of etent respondent-authority to consider ioner by passing a reasoned and speaki 3 petitioner, at the outset, submits ion to the post of Junior Engineer eration before the respondent- ot been decided till date. It is gs to the 2018-2020 batch and in Civil Engineering in the year aims entitlement to promotion to however, the matter has not been e petitioner submits that, at this ied if a direction is issued to the his case expeditiously, within a him an opportunity of personal , learned Additional Advocate d has no objection to the limited r the petitioner being considered y opinion on the merits of the view of the limited relief sought, sed of with a direction to the onsider and decide the case of the speaking order, after affording an VIJAY ASIJA 2026.08.14 20.37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document opportunity law, within certified co opinion on the compet accordance of. August 13 Vijay Asija Whether spea Whether Repo CWP-25296-2026 (O & M) rtunity of personal hearing to the pet within a period of two months from fied copy of this order. It is made clear that this Co ion on the entitlement of the petitioner ompetent authority shall take an inde rdance with the applicable rules and re Pending application(s), if any 3, 2026 r speaking/reasoned Yes / No r Reportable Yes / No 4 he petitioner, in accordance with s from the date of receipt of a is Court has not expressed any itioner to the claimed benefit, and n independent decision strictly in and regulations. if any, shall also stand disposed ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE VIJAY ASIJA 2026.08.14 20.37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document