AMANDEEP SINGH AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

231. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-27296-2022 Date of decision: 25.05.2026 Amandeep Singh and others .... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Sardavinder Goyal, Advocate, and Mr. Nishant Sindhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. ----- NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondents to implement the approval granted by the competent authorities vide Annexure P-7, dated 17.03.2022, to absorb the 2016 batch of Panchayat Secretaries appointed through the Punjab Subordinate Staff Selection Board with Village Development Organizers (VDO)/Gram Sewaks within the same department i.e. Rural Development & Panchayat Department, as the approval granted by the competent authorities has not been implemented till date. Further for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing Advertisement No.4 of 2022, dated 15.05.2022 (Annexure P-9) whereby 792 vacancies for the post of Village Development Organizers/Gr