Rakesh Kumar And Others v. State Of Punjab And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-17535-2026 Date of decision : 27.05.2026 Rakesh Kumar and others ....Petitioners

Versus

State of Punjab and others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Preet Agroa, Advocate with Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

The present petition has been filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to finalize the process of regularization initiated pursuant to Notification dated 18.09.2025 (Annexure P-13) without considering the claim of the petitioners for inclusion therein as qualified Special Education Personnel/IERTs, in terms of the policy decision dated 12.03.2013 (Annexure P-5) and the directions issued by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in W.P. (Civil) No.132 of 2016, Rajneesh Kumar Pandey and others Vs. Union of India and others, vide order dated 07.03.2025 (Annexure P-11. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for redressal of their grievances, the petitioners have also served legal notice dated 03.07.2025 (Annexure P-16) to the respondents which is still pending consideration. He further submits that at this stage, the petitioners would be satisfied, if appropriate directions are issued to the respondents to consider and decide the said legal notice, by passing a speaking order, in a time bound manner.

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CWP-17535-2026 -23.

Notice of motion.

4.

Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, A.A.G., Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. He has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Without going into the merits of the case at this stage, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider and decide legal notice dated 03.07.2025 (Annexure P-16) submitted by the petitioners expeditiously, by passing a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, preferably within a period of 04 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Further, the decision taken thereon shall be conveyed to the petitioners.

(NAMIT KUMAR) 27.05.2026 JUDGE kothiyal Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

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