Gurjit Singh and Others v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-13144-2022; Gurjit Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others; High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh; Article 226 of the Constitution of India; writ of certiorari; writ of mandamus; appointment/enlistment as Constables; regular appointment as Class IV (Group D) on 14.09.2012; 10+2 qualification; speaking order dated 13.05.2022 (Annexure P-17); judgment dated 06.05.2024 in CWP No.9624 of 2014 Kanwaljit Singh v. State of Punjab and others and connected cases; similar claim by similarly situated persons for appointment on higher post after accepting lower post; dismissed in the same terms; Namit Kumar, J.; decision date 07.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
The High Court dismissed the present petition in the same terms as CWP No.9624 of 2014 titled 'Kanwaljit Singh v. State of Punjab and others' and connected cases, thereby declining the petitioners' claim for appointment as Constables.