SHARDA DEVI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-21266-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 125 CWP-21266-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 15.07.2026 Sharda Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Jitender Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Naveen Singh Panwar, DAG, Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner has invoked the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 17.03.2026 (Annexure P-25) passed by respondent No.2, whereby the claim of the petitioner for appointment to the post of TGT (Arts), pursuant to Advertisement No.2/2023 dated 21.02.2023 (Annexure P-4), has been rejected and for quashing the action of the respondents in declaring the petitioner ineligible for the said post despite her selection and recommendation, the same having been done on a rigid and selective interpretation of the Minutes of Meeting dated 18.07.2024 (Annexure P-26) of the Expert Committee of respondent No.3. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought, directing the respondents to