SHARANJIT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CM-3012-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-1231-2026 -1- 111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-3012-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-1231-2026 Date of decision: 04.05.2026 SHARANJEET KAUR ...Appellant(s) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- Mr. Benant Noor Singh Marok, Advocate for the appellant. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present application bearing No.CM-3012-LPA-2026 has been filed by the applicant-appellant seeking condonation of delay of 488 days in filing the present Letters Patent Appeal. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant-appellant, while referring to the grounds taken in the present application, submitted that the applicant-appellant is a layperson belonging to a modest background, who had been diligently pursuing her remedy regarding her appointment to the post of Master/Mistress Cadre. He further submitted that there was no negligence on the part of the applicant- appellant and in fact the applicant had to collect and arrange the complete record consisting of the writ petition, annexures, impugned common judgment, previous judgments relating to PS