BALJEET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CWP-4539-2001 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (219) CWP-4539-2001 (O&M) Date of Decision : 06.05.2026 Baljeet Singh and others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Ranjivan Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Kumar Goyal, Addl. AG, Punjab. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL) 1. Through the instant writ petition, cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, challenge is thrown to the order dated 13.03.2001 (Annexure P-3), passed by respondent No.2, wherethrough, private respondents No.7 to 11, who were juniors to the petitioners, were promoted on the post of Draftsman, by overlooking the fact that the petitioners were seniors to them and duly qualified, by virtue of their services as Junior Draftsman, rendered in the Irrigation Department, Punjab, prior to the absorption in the present department, i.e. Public Health, Punjab. 2. The instant writ petition is pending adjudication since 2001. However, reply in the instant matter was filed only on 23.04.2026, which speaks that the case of the petitioners for promotion were considered on 10.09.2001, 06.12.2001 and