MANPREET KAUR vs PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD ( PSPCL)

1 CWP-17293-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 CWP-17293-2026 Date of Decision: 27.05.2026 Manpreet Kaur ....Petitioner VERSUS Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Sirat Sapra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Divanshu Jain, Advocate for the respondent/PSPCL. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India making the following prayers:- “I. To issue writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing Note (iii) under Clause 2 of the Eligibility Criteria contained in Advertisement No. CRA-316/26 (Annexure P-1), insofar as it prescribes the last date of online application/registration as the cut-off date for possessing the requisite educational qualifications for recruitment to the post of Junior Engineer/Electrical, being arbitrary, unreasonable, discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India; PUNEET CHAWLA 2026.05.30 16:37 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2 CWP-17293-2026 II. To issue writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to c