SANJEEV KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

264 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-20281-2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.07.2026 SANJEEV KUMAR ..Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Ajay Pal Singh Rehan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Karan Kumar Jund, Sr. Panel Counsel for respondents-UOI. SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Constables (Water Carrier) in Border Security Force in OBC category against the posts/vacancies for state of Punjab in pursuance of the selection process initiated through Advertisement dated 20.02.2023 (Annexure P-1) in view of the fact that petitioner has obtained higher merit position than the last selected candidate in OBC category as is evident from the list of cut off marks (Annexure P-7, dated nil) uploaded by the respondents on their website and a direction to the respondents to upload the complete merit list of all the candidates with details of the marks/merit position of all the candidates and to prod