SURINDER KUMAR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 131 CWP-15870-2026 Date of decision : 20.05.2026 Surinder Kumar ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Vishal Mittal, Advocate for the petitioner. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing/setting aside the impugned order dated 04.05.2026, passed by respondent No.2 (Annexure P-1). Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant the same relief and benefit to the petitioner which has already been granted to similarly situated employees vide order dated 16.01.2026 passed in CWP-749-2026 titled as ‘Mandip Sharma and others Vs. State of Punjab and others’ (Annexure P-2); order dated 27.03.2026 passed in CWP-9247-2026 titled as ‘Ashwani Kumar and others Vs. State of Punjab and another’ (Annexure P-3) and order dated 17.04.2026 passed in CWP-11370-2026 titled as ‘Neeraj Singh Kanwar and others Vs. State of Punjab and another’ (Annexure P-4). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner sub