SHARNJIT KAUR vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 213 CWP-19632-2020 Date of decision: 12.05.2026 Sharnjit Kaur .....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Swapan Shorey, DAG, Punjab. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to regularise the services of the petitioner as Staff Nurse with effect from 30.06.2013 i.e. the date on which she has completed three years of service on contract basis, in view of the policy instructions dated 18.03.2011 (Annexure P-3), issued by the State of Punjab, and grant all the consequential benefits to the petitioner for which she is legally entitled. 2. On 12.03.2026, the following order was passed:- “Learned State counsel has referred to the averments made in para 10 of the written statement, wherein it has been stated that the petitioner has been offered regular appointment on compassionate grounds as Staff Nurse with effect from 21.11.2018. Learned counsel for the petiti