In a significant ruling concerning recruitment under the Haryana Health Department, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that candidates who served under the National Health Mission (NHM) on posts such as Senior Treatment Supervisor (STS) and Para Medical Worker (PMW) cannot be denied experience marks merely because they did not work on the exact post of Multi-Purpose Health Worker (Male). Justice Sandeep Moudgil delivered the judgment while deciding a batch of petitions led by Sandeep v. State of Haryana and Others (CWP-27946-2019), along with connected matters. Background of the Dispute The controversy arose from recruitment initiated through Advertisement No. 1 of 2015 for the post of Multi-Purpose Health Worker (Male) in Haryana. Under a revised selection criterion, candidates were entitled to additional marks for experience gained under RCH/NRHM/NHM projects. The petitioners contended that despite possessing several years of experience under NHM and producing valid experie...
In a significant ruling for open access consumers and captive power users, the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has clarified that exemption from Cross Subsidy Surcharge (CSS) available to captive consumers under Section 42(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003 is not dependent upon the nature of open access availed. The Commission held that the exemption applies equally to captive power transactions undertaken through Short-Term Open Access (STOA), provided the captive status stands duly established. The order was passed in Petition No. 9 of 2026 filed by Jindal Stainless Limited against Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL) . Background of the Dispute Jindal Stainless approached HERC seeking clarification after DHBVNL rejected its request for exemption and refund of Cross Subsidy Surcharge on captive power procured from its captive generating arrangement through Short-Term Open Access. The company argued that once captive status is verified under applic...