Ram Chander and Another v. State of Haryana & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP No.12471 of 2001 (O&M); decided 02.05.2025; Bench: Sanjeev Prakash Sharma J (author, oral) with Meenakshi I. Mehta J. Petitioners Ram Chander and another (unrepresented at hearing); Respondents State of Haryana and others (Hitesh Pandit, Addl. A.G). Subject: Haryana Public Works Department Public Health Branch, Circle Cadre Mechanical Establishment (Group C) Service Rules, 1998 — service conditions and pay-scales of Water Pump Operator, Work Mistry, Work Supervisor, Work Inspector, Electrician; alleged arbitrariness challenge abandoned as Rules repealed by new Rules of 2009 (not under challenge). Outcome: writ petition dismissed as infructuous; pending civil misc. application disposed of. Keywords: repeal of service rules; infructuous writ petition; Group C posts; Haryana PWD Public Health Branch.
What did the court decide?
Since the challenged Rules of 1998 had already been repealed and the new Rules of 2009 had come into force (which new Rules are not under challenge), the Court did not intend to go into the alleged arbitrariness of the 1998 Rules.