MANOJ KUMAR vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-11090-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 106 CWP-11090-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 07.05.2026 Manoj Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Khanna, Addl. A.G., Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for setting-aside the impugned order dated 18.03.2026 (Annexure P-6) passed by respondent No.5. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought, directing the respondents to grant the current duty charge/lookout charge as Sanitation Inspector to the petitioner and grant him all the consequential benefits. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner was appointed as a Sweeper in the Municipal Committee, Assandh on 19.03.1999 through Employment Exchange and has rendered unblemished regular service for the last 26 years. He further submits that as per the Government Instructions dated 30.03.1973 governing the policy of promotion of Class-IV