SANGITA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

172 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-17830-2026 DECIDED ON:29.05.2026 SANGITA .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Ankur Mittal, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate, Ms. Ashna Singh, Advocate and Ms. Sharvi Dadhwal, Advocate for the petitioner(s) SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL) 1. The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ, order or direction, especially a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing Respondents to implement the Catch-Up Rule in favour of the Petitioner by restoring and refixing the Petitioner's seniority over Respondent no. 3 at every promotional stage in accordance with the Petitioner's original inter se seniority in the feeder cadre, and consequently declare the Petitioner senior to Respondent no. 3 on the posts of Senior Scale Stenographer w.e.f. 18.07.2012, Personal Assistant w.e.f. 28.07.2015, Private Secretary w.e.f. 06.10.2020 and Secretary to Minister w.e.f. 12.03.2025, together with all consequential service benefits. MEENU 2026.06.01 10:01 I attest to the accu