NAVSANGEET SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 136 CWP-15902-2026 Date of decision : 20.05.2026 Navsangeet Singh and others ….Petitioners V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Sakti Mehta, Advocate for the petitioners. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners have filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 04.07.2025 (Annexure P-7), whereby respondents No.4 to 9 have been promoted from the post of Surveyor to Soil Conservation Officer despite not possessing the requisite qualification prescribed for appointment to the post of Surveyor and further, for quashing the reply dated 04.11.2025 (Annexure P-9) to the legal notice dated 17.07.2025, whereby the claim of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Soil Conservation Officer has been rejected. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and grant promotion to the petitioners to the post of Soil Conservation Officer from the post of Surveyor, in accordance with the applicable statutory rules, by taking