Rishabh Bajaj And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

CWP No.7227 of 2021

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.7227 of 2021 Date of Decision: 07.04.2022 Rishabh Bajaj and others ......Petitioners vs.

State of Punjab and ors.

......Respondents CORAM: - HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU Present:- Mr.Priyanshu Kamra, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ayush Sarna, AAG, Punjab.

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MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU , J.

Present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter-alia, for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the candidature of petitioners for selection and appointment against 585 posts of Junior Engineer (Civil), in pursuance of the advertisement No.1 of 2021 dated 05.03.2021 (P-1), on the basis of higher qualification i.e. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) possessed by them.

In pursuance of the notice of motion, issued by this Court, short reply by way of affidavit of Amrik Singh, Under Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Punjab, dated 01.04.2022 along with annexures R-1 & R-2 filed on behalf of respondent No. 3 is taken on record. Registry to tag the same at appropriate place. Learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that in view of the order of even date passed in CWP No.7850 of 2021 titled as 'Nikhil Goyal Vs. State of Punjab and another', nothing survives in the present writ petition and as such the same be disposed off. Ordered accordingly.

07.04.2022 ( MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU ) sanjay JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No SANJAY GUPTA 2022.04.09 16:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document -1-