REKHA SHARMA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

CWP-21365-2026 (O&M) 1 of 14 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 111 CWP-21365-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.07.2026 Rekha Sharma ...Petitioner(s) Vs. State of Haryana and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Lakshman Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Kumar Nain, D.A.G., Haryana, *** NIDHI GUPTA, J. Present Civil Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for the issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly a writ in the nature of Certiorari, quashing the impugned speaking order dated 04.02.2026 (Annexure P-15) passed by Respondent No. 3, being arbitrary and discriminatory. 2. It is inter alia submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide order dated 30.12.1996 (Annexure P-1), petitioner was appointed as an Instructor in Anganwadi Training Centres (AWTC). Subsequently, vide letter dated 23.11.2020 (Annexure P-2) issued by respondent no.3/Honorary General Secretary, Haryana State Council for Child Welfare (in short ‘HSCCW’), the said Schemes of AWTC have been closed. Pursuant to which, letter dated 23.11.2020 (Annexure P-3) was