HARPREET SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-15393-2026 Date of decision : 18.05.2026 Harpreet Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Mandeep Singh, Advocate with Ms. Neha Matharoo and Mr. Sahil Matharoo, Advocates for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to review/recall the posting orders dated 17.09.2024, 24.09.2024, 25.09.2024, 18.10.2024, 21.10.2024 & 24.11.2024 (Annexure P-3) of the petitioners and granting them opportunity to opt for new/nearby stations available as of today as given to all the prior and subsequent batches (seniors as well as juniors) and now, vide order dated 03.04.2026 (Annexure P-11), passed in pursuance to order dated 16.01.2026 (Annexure P-10) in CWP No.749 of 2026 titled as ‘Mandip Sharma and others Vs. State of Punjab and others, granted to the colleagues of the petitioners except the present petitioners in terms of their own consistent and long standing practice of