Shimla, Oct. 28 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed the six-month service extension granted to public works department (PWD) engineer-in-chief Narinder Pal Singh, directing him to relinquish charge immediately and ordering the state government to complete the stalled selection process for the post by November 11.

Allowing a petition filed by chief engineer Narinder Paul Singh Chauhan, a division bench comprising Justice Vivek Singh Thakur and Justice Ranjan Sharma declared the extension notification dated April 28, 2026, "illegal, arbitrary, and void ab initio".

The court directed the state to revive and conclude the proceedings of the Screening/Selection Committee initiated in April for filling the post of engineer-in...