P&H: Teacher’s claim for transfer-policy merit points cannot be rejected over delayed PGIMER certificate
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside orders rejecting a Haryana teacher’s claim for 10 merit points under the State’s Teacher Transfer Policy, after finding that the delay in obtaining her son’s medical certificate was attributable to PGIMER’s administrative process.
The petitioner, a regular TGT (Hindi), sought the points under Clause 4, Table C(5) of the Haryana Teacher Transfer Policy, 2026, for a severe debilitating medical condition affecting her unmarried son. She applied to PGIMER, Chandigarh, for the required certificate on 12 August 2026, before the portal’s validation cut-off of 17 August. The certificate, confirming that her son...
