SOURAV KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

1 CWP-10127-2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 242-2 CWP-10127-2024 Date of Decision: 13.05.2026 Sourav Kumar ....Petitioner VERSUS State Of Punjab And Ors ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate with Ms. Komal Preet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab. Dr. Sukant Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Aarti Kataria, Advocate and Mr. Chaitanya Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2 to 4. **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ, order, or direction, particularly in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to offer appointment to the petitioner on the post of Junior Engineer/Civil pursuant to Advertisement CRA No. 10/2021 dated 22.04.2021 (Annexure P-1), PARUL VERMA 2026.05.27 10:32 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. 2 CWP-10127-2024 issued by Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited, under the EWS category, as the petitioner is higher in merit by 150 positions than the last selected candidate and has successfully qualified t