RAJNI vs STATE OF PUNJAB THROHUGH PRINCIPAL SECREATRY

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 124 CWP-16237-2026 Date of decision : 22.05.2026 Rajni and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Damanjeet Singh Batalvi, Advocate with Mr. H.S. Sandhu and Mr. Sourabh Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 24.09.2024, 25.09.2024, 18.10.2024, 21.10.2024, 24.11.2024 & 05.12.2024 (Annexure P-1), passed by respondent No.2, whereby the process of station allotment qua the petitioners, who were promoted, has been followed in a discriminatory, arbitrary and non-transparent manner. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and grant posting/transfer of the petitioners against some nearby vacant station to their residence as allowed to other similarly situated employees in terms of choice of posting situation offered to them. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for redressal of their grievanc