SIKANDAR SINGH AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 120 CWP-15981-2026 Date of decision : 21.05.2026 Sikandar Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Paresh K. Saini, Advocate with Mr. Ashutosh Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to notionally appoint the petitioners as Agriculture Development Officer in pursuance to Advertisement No.2 dated 30.01.2020 (Annexure P-1) and to grant them all consequential benefits w.e.f. 20.05.2021 i.e. the date when similarly situated candidates have been selected and appointed, whereas the petitioners have been appointed w.e.f. 20.03.2025 in pursuance to the judgment dated 14.10.2024 (Annexure P-5) passed by this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for redressal of their grievances, the petitioners have also served demand notice/representation dated 06.04.2026 (Annexure P-12) to the respondents which is still pending consideration. He