JASWANT SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

1 CWP-14931 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-14931 of 2026 Date of decision: 14.05.2026 Jaswant Singh and others ….Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Jatinderpal Singh, Advocate, Mr. Ankush Thakral, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Instant petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for directing the respondents to consider and promote the petitioners to the post of Naib Tehsildar from the rank of Kanungo from the due date along with all consequential benefits; to make promotions and fill the vacancies including backlog posts, thereby maintaining and determining roster register/points strictly in accordance with applicable reservation instructions dated 10.07.1995 (Annexure P- 14), 13.12.2018 (Annexure P-17) as well as the law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in R.K. Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, 1995(2) SCT 646; to place on record the complete record pertaining to the promotion exercise including the reservation roster register, roster points operated, category-wise break-up of pos