DARWARA SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 107 CWP-15919-2026 Date of decision : 13.07.2026 Darwara Singh @ Dara Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Ms. Pooja Dhingra, Advocate for the petitioners (through video conferencing). NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to consider and decide the claim of petitioner No.1 for grant of compassionate appointment in favour of petitioner No.2 on a suitable post commensurate with his qualifications, strictly in accordance with the applicable policy/ instructions, within a stipulated period. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that services of the wife of petitioner No.1 and mother of petitioners No.2 to 4 have been regularized in pursuance to the directions issued by this Court, vide order dated 05.12.2023, passed in CWP-10125-2014 titled as ‘Chhota Singh and others Vs. Punjab State Agriculture University and another’ (Annexure P-1), however, after her death, the claim for