DEVESH GOYAL vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

119 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-17080-2026 Date of decision: 27.05.2026 Devesh Goyal ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Brijeshwar Vashist, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Additional A.G., Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 24.05.2021 (Annexure P-1) passed by the respondents. Further, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to grant promotion to the petitioner to the post of Assistant with retrospective effect from 24.05.2021 along with all consequential benefits arising thereupon. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the action of promoting the petitioner’s junior while denying the same benefit to the petitioner is arbitrary, discriminatory and contrary to the Haryana Local Bodies Department Directorate (Group-C) Service Rules, 1997. Further, despite the clarification issued by the Haryana Staff Selection Co