BHUVANESHWAR PASWAN vs DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CWP-16088-2026 Date of decision: May 21, 2026 BHUVANESHWAR PASWAN ...Petitioner Versus DEENBANDHU CHHOTU RAM UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MURTHAL AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present: Mr. Bhupinder Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anuj Dewan, Advocate for respondent no.1/University. Mr. Aakash Singla, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (ORAL) The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Technical Officer from that of Assistant Technical Officer, and release due benefits. 2. Learned State counsel, on instructions, submits that the reason for not considering the petitioner and other similarly placed University employees for promotion is that the respondents are in the process of drafting service rules for the purpose. A committee has been constituted to prepare service rules for non-teaching staff of State Technical Universities, including the respondent-University, vide office order dated 13.02.2026, under the Chairmanship of Director, Technical Education. Once