HARI CHAND vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-13433-2026 Date of decision: 01.05.2026 Hari Chand ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Aniket Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Advocate for respondent No.2. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to decide the petitioner’s legal notice (Annexure P-14) in a time bound manner by passing a reasoned and speaking order re-considering the claim of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) under the non-diploma holder category in parity with similarly situated employees who were granted promotion vide order dated 11.02.2025 (Annexure P-5) while petitioner’s case was rejected vide impugned order dated 31.12.2025 (Annexure P-11). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if the legal notice (Annexure P-14) of the petitioner is decided by respondent No.2 by passing a speaking order in a time bou