MANDEEP DHIR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 130 CWP-17253-2026 Date of decision : 27.05.2026 Mandeep Dhir ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Viren Sibal, Advocate with Mr. Shayon Sen, Advocate for the petitioner. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the recruitment process conducted by respondents No.2 to 4 under Advertisement No.01/2022 (Annexure P-1) for the post of Steno-Typist. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents No.2 to 4 to re-prepare the merit list for the abovesaid post on the basis of shorthand test performance alone, in strict conformity with the terms of the abovesaid advertisement, and to accordingly appoint the petitioner to the said post and to grant him all consequential service benefits including salary, seniority and all other emoluments and allowances from the date the other selected candidates were joined the post i.e. from November 2024. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for r