Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 7916 P&H
Judgement Date : 27 July, 2022
110.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CWP-16123-2022
Date of Decision: 27.07.2022
DINESH KUMAR .... Petitioner
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JAISHREE THAKUR
Present:- Mr. Kuldeep Sheoran, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
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JAISHREE THAKUR.J (Oral)
The petitioner herein has approached this Court for grant of
additional marks on account of having higher educational qualification i.e.
Graduation (B.Sc.), for appointment to the post of Male Constable,
advertised vide advertisement No.4/2020, dated 30.12.2020 (Annexure P-1).
Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner herein would
submit that having applied for the post of Male Constable (General Duty)
under the EWS category, he would come into the zone of consideration if the
Haryana State Selection Commission would take into account his higher
educational qualification. It is submitted that his result for B.Sc. was declared
on 13.01.2021, which is before the cut off date i.e. 10.02.2021. He would
rely upon order passed in CWP No.3841 of 2019, titled as Rahul Kumar
Versus State of Haryana and another, decided on 21.02.2019, wherein in
similar circumstances, the Court had directed the Commission to consider the
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case of the petitioner in case the result had been announced before the cut off
date and he was not able to upload his detail marks-sheet.
Notice of motion.
At this stage, Ms. Kirti Singh, DAG, Haryana, who is present in
Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and would submit that the
case of the petitioner would be considered in the light of judgment in Rahul
Kumar's case (supra).
Without commenting on merits of the case, the present petition
is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the
petitioner in the light of judgment in Rahul Kumar's case (supra). The
needful shall be done within a period of fortnight from the date of receipt of
certified copy of this order.
(JAISHREE THAKUR) JUDGE 27.07.2022 sanjeev Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No
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