Himachal HC quashes illegal extension of PWD engineer-in-chief

The Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed a six-month service extension granted to PWD engineer-in-chief Narinder Pal Singh, calling it 'illegal, arbitrary, and void ab initio'. The court found no evidence of public interest justifying the extension and directed the state to complete the stalled selection process by November 11, with possible retrospective promotion for petitioner Narinder Paul Singh Chauhan.