# MRS MINAKSHI KALRA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-07-13
Citation: CWP 18255/2026
Petitioner: MRS MINAKSHI KALRA
Respondent: STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

117 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18255-2026 Date of decision: 13.07.2026 Minakshi Kalra ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Dhiraj Chawla, Advocate and Ms. Mehak Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rahul Dev Singh, Addl.A.G., Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and transfer/post the petitioner to a nearby rural area Government College in consonance with the Departmental Rural Area Service Policy dated 06.09.2013 (Annexure P-2) and memo/policy dated 15.01.2014 (Annexure P-3) so as to enable the petitioner to complete the mandatory rural service tenure required for grant of higher pay scale, selection grade within a time bound period. 2. The primary grievance of the petitioner is regarding that she is ready and willing to seek mandatory rural tenure for her entitlement to higher pay scale and full retiral benefits as earlier she has declined to accept the rural posting on accou

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