HC NOTICE TO PPSC, GOVT ON SELECTION IN CIVIL SERVICES EXAM
Chandigarh January 15:
Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notices to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), and the State of Punjab for February 2 on a petition filed by a PWD employee Gurjaipal Singh challenging PPSC list of short-listed candidates in the Punjab Civil Services (executive branch) written examination.
The petitioner’s name, who is a Backward Class (BC) candidate, does not appear in the short-listed candidates of the BC category. Lamentable, he challenged the list of short-listed candidates as notified by the PPSC on December 31, last on the ground that “while short-listing the candidates, who have passed the Preliminary Examination, for purpose of appearing in the Main Examination, at least 101 candidates of BCs scoring more marks than the last general category candidate short-listed for appearing in the main written examination, have been shown in the BC category instead of showing them in general category”.
The petitioner also alleged that as per law laid down by the Supreme Court, in several cases, all those BC candidates, who score more marks than the last candidate of general category, have to be treated as general category candidates, thereby giving way to next meritorious candidates of the BC category for inclusion in the list of BC category”.
Further, the petitioner contended, through his counsel HC Arora, that the above 101 BC candidates should have been treated as general category candidates for short-listing them for issuing roll numbers for main written examination, and the next 101 BC candidates should be included in the short-list of BC category.
Chandigarh January 15:
Justice Permod Kohli of the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notices to the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), and the State of Punjab for February 2 on a petition filed by a PWD employee Gurjaipal Singh challenging PPSC list of short-listed candidates in the Punjab Civil Services (executive branch) written examination.
The petitioner’s name, who is a Backward Class (BC) candidate, does not appear in the short-listed candidates of the BC category. Lamentable, he challenged the list of short-listed candidates as notified by the PPSC on December 31, last on the ground that “while short-listing the candidates, who have passed the Preliminary Examination, for purpose of appearing in the Main Examination, at least 101 candidates of BCs scoring more marks than the last general category candidate short-listed for appearing in the main written examination, have been shown in the BC category instead of showing them in general category”.
The petitioner also alleged that as per law laid down by the Supreme Court, in several cases, all those BC candidates, who score more marks than the last candidate of general category, have to be treated as general category candidates, thereby giving way to next meritorious candidates of the BC category for inclusion in the list of BC category”.
Further, the petitioner contended, through his counsel HC Arora, that the above 101 BC candidates should have been treated as general category candidates for short-listing them for issuing roll numbers for main written examination, and the next 101 BC candidates should be included in the short-list of BC category.
