NARINDER KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CWP-18416-2026 -1- 118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18416-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 NARINDER KUMAR ...Peetitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- Mr. Dhiraj Chawla, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG, Punjab. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present Civil Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to amend Appendix ‘B’ of the Punjab Trust Services (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021 dated 09.03.2021 to include the “Exception Clause” for the post of Superintending Engineer (SE) on parity with the posts of Assistant Trust Engineer (ATE) and Trust Engineer (TE) so that the existing Trust Engineers become eligible for promotion, with a further prayer to direct the respondent to consider the petitioner for promotion to the post of Superintending Engineer by granting relaxation in educational qualifications. CHETAN THAKUR 2026.05.29 17:35 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of