MANJEET SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-15830-2026 Date of decision : 20.05.2026 Manjeet Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Angel Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to allow the petitioners, being Master Cadre (English) Teachers, to exercise transfer options to their home districts or nearby areas in parity with other subject teachers as has been denied to the English Master/Mistress for the previous recruitment/years since the posts available for transfer on the online transfer portal to the English Master/Mistress are negligible/unavailable. Further, to consider adjustment of the petitioners against available SST (Social Studies) posts as per equitable redistribution of English and SST posts in the year 2020 and 2025 and for fair rotation in terms of the Transfer Policy, 2019. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for redressal of their grievances, the p