Archive · 17 Sep 2025
Court Orders Haryana to Honor Ex-Navy Skills
A court in Haryana said that the government should consider skills learned in the Navy for jobs.
A Navy veteran, Vinod Kumar, was denied a job as an engineer, even though he passed the test.
The court pointed out that skills learned in the Navy are valuable and that the government should give veterans a fair chance.
The court also noted that many veterans need jobs after leaving the service.
It wants the government to explain why it denied the veteran a job and to make sure rules don't block veterans from getting jobs.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court intervened in a job denial case involving an ex-Navy serviceman.
The veteran, Vinod Kumar, was denied a Junior Engineer position despite qualifying in the recruitment test.
The court criticized the power utility's questioning of the veteran's naval trade certificate.
The court highlighted the value of technical skills gained during military service.
The court stated that the ex-servicemen quota must be upheld and not nullified by strict rules.
- Who
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- What
- Directed the Haryana power utility to reconsider a job denial to a naval veteran
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Haryana
- Why
- To ensure civil employment opportunities for ex-servicemen.
Government
Ex-Servicemen
Certificate Validity
Government
Questions the validity of trade certificates from the Navy, creating barriers for employment.
Ex-Servicemen
Values skills and training obtained during service and seeks employment opportunities.
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Plaintiff
- Vinod Kumar, ex-Indian Navy serviceman
- Defendant
- Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam
- Issue
- Denial of Junior Engineer Position
- Reason for Denial
- Questioned validity of naval trade equivalence certificate
- Next Hearing
- October 15