SMT KAMLESH KUMARI v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana
Bench: MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR
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High Court of Punjab and Haryana judgment dated 2026-04-22. SMT KAMLESH KUMARI v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-12110-2026 Date of decision : 22. 04. 2026 Kamlesh Kumari .... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. D. S. Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner. NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to compute the contract/part-time period from 04. 09. 1995 to 27. 05. 2025 followed by regular service to be treated as qualifying service for service benefits in lieu of Rule 3. 17-A(1) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules and various judgments delivered by this Court Annexures P-3 to P-5. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of her grievances, the petitioner has also served legal notice dated 10. 10. 2025 (Annexure P-9) to the respondents which is still pending consideration.
He further submits that at this stage, the petitioner 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. 3. Notice of motion. 4. Mr. Kanav Singla, A. A. G. , Punjab, accepts notice on behalf CWP-12110-2026 -2-of the respondents-State. He has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner. 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 10. 10. 2025 (Annexure P-9) submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, by passing a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, preferably within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.
Further, the decision taken thereon shall be conveyed to the petitioner. (NAMIT KUMAR) 22. 04. 2026 JUDGE kothiyal Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No
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