NAVEEN vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

1 CWP-17969-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 143 CWP-17969-2026 Date of decision:29.05.2026 Naveen .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Shreenath A. Khemka, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Khanna, Addl. AG Haryana. Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present 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 respondents to grant appointment to the petitioner as Assistant Lineman (Cat. No. 195) in UHBVNL as per the revised result dated 18.05.2026 (Annexure P-7), along with consequential benefits including 2 CWP-17969-2026 arrears and seniority. A further prayer has been made for interim relief directing that one post of Assistant Lineman (Cat. No. 195) be kept reserved for the petitioner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the action of the respondents in denying appointment to the petitioner on the ground that he secured 59.42% marks in Diploma in Electrical Engineering is wholly ar