KAVIT KUMAR AND OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

119 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-14520-2026 Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Kavit Kumar and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Pardeep Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Khushboo, Advocate for the petitioners. 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 promote the petitioners from the post of Lower Division Clerk to the post of Upper Division Clerk as per qualification of the petitioners and as per result of departmental accounts examination for ministerial establishment conducted by National Institute of Technology (NIT), Kurukshetra dated 11.04.2023 (Annexure P-2). Further, directing the respondents to grant all consequential benefits to the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he would be satisfied if the representations (Annexures P-5 & P-6) of the petitioners are decided by respondent No.2 by passing a speaking order in a