RAMESH KUMAR AND ORS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15747-2026 Date of decision: 27.05.2026 Ramesh Kumar and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Vinod Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Additional A.G., Haryana. Mr. R.K. Chaudhary, Advocate for Mr. S.S. Parmar, Advocate for respondent No.7. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 01.04.2026 (Annexure P-16). Further, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to given the benefit of job security till the date of superannuation to the petitioners under the Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Service) Act, 2024 and the Haryana Contractual Employees (Security of Service) Amendment Ordinance, 2025 as extended to the similarly situated employees in the State of Haryana. 2. On 20.05.2026, the following order was passed:- “Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the peti