DR. VIJENDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

140 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1274-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 4th May, 2026. DR. VIJENDER SINGH .…...Appellant(s) V/s STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ......Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present Ms. Himani Makkad, Advocate, Mr. Himalya Makkad, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Pankaj Middha, Addl. A.G., Haryana. **** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral) 1. This appeal assails the judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 11.02.2026 whereby the appellant’s claim for appointment to the post of Lecturer/PGT (Sanskrit), pursuant to advertisement issued in the year 2008, has been rejected. 2. The facts have been noticed by the learned Single Bench in Paragraphs No.1 to 3 of the impugned judgement, which are as under:- “2. Learned counsel contended that the petitioner applied for both the posts of Lecturer/PGT and TGT Sanskrit in response to the aforementioned recruitment notice under Blind and Low Vision category. He was selected and appointed as TGT/Sanskrit Teacher vide office order dated 24.08.2009, Annexure P-5, and another candidate, Satbir Sharma, was selected and appointed as Lecturer/PGT San