VIRENDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

2026:PHHC:076553 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Serial No.212 CWP-1692-2022 (O&M) Decided on:15.05.2026 Virender Singh ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA PRESENT: Mr. Deepak Jaglan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Amit Sahni, Additional Advocate General, Haryana assisted by Mr. Harmanjit Singh Johal, Advocate. TRIBHUVAN DAHTYA, J.(ORAL The petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing, the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Head of the Department (HoD) in Computer Science and Engineering, from the date he became eligible. 2. Learned State counsel, has received instructions from respondent no.4/Director General, Technical Education, vide memo dated 15.05.2026, which is retained on the case file as Annexure ‘A’. Referring to the same, he submits that promotion has been granted to the petitioner to the post of HoD in Computer Science and Engineering, vide memo dated 05.03.2026, Annexure R-1. 3. In view thereof, the petition has been rendered infructuous. 4. Disposed of as such. 5. Pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of. (TRIBHUVAN DAHTY