SAVITA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-28686-2025 -1- 229 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-28686-2025 DECIDED ON:08.05.2026 SAVITA .....PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Ram Pal Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ruchi Sekhri, Addl. AG. Haryana SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer 1. The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari seeking quashing of the letter No.9149 dated 29.08.2025 (Annexure P- 10) passed by respondent No.2 whereby, the claim of the petitioner for Group ‘C’ post has been denied on compassionate grounds and offered for the post of Group D without considering representation dated 18.01.2025 (Annexure P-7) as well as qualification of the petitioner i.e. 10+2 Class 12th passed. Brief Facts 2. The husband of the petitioner, namely Late Sh. Kailash Kumar, was appointed as Warder in the Haryana Prisons Department on 29.09.2003 and died in harness on 20.01.2024 while posted at District Jail, Faridabad. After his death, the petitioner applied for compassionate appointment and simultaneously requested