POOJA RANI vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 165 CWP-18154-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 Pooja Rani .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Gaurav Rana, Advocate for the petitioner. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari, for quashing the action of the official respondents herein, whereby they are not considering the candidature of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Math Mistress on the ground that the petitioner could not appear for scrutiny of her documents, despite being within the selection zone and further quashing the public notice dated 18.02.2025 (Annexure P-5), whereby it was notified that no further opportunity will be granted for scrutiny of their documents, as during the said period, the petitioner could not appear for the said purpose due to family reasons. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing the official respondents to consider the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Math Mistress as advertised, vide advertisem