MEENA vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

116. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-13306-2026 Date of decision: 01.05.2026 Meena .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. H.C. Arora, Advocate, and Mr. Gagandeep Sandhu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. ----- NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to post the petitioner back on the post of Punjabi Mistress in Government Senior Secondary School, Udhopur, District Jalandhar, or any other nearby school, if necessary, by relaxing the provisions of Rule 7.5 of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-1, Part-1, in the facts and circumstances of the case, by exercising power envisaged under Note 1.8 contained in Chapter-1 of said Rules (Annexure P-18), for removing hardship caused to a class of employees, inter-alia, on the grounds that (i) the petitioner was working as Punjabi Mistress in Government Senior Secondary School, Udhopur, District Jalandhar, and she had already submitted an application to the r