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2025 Supreme(HP) 1577

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
RANJAN SHARMA
Baljinder Kaur – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent


Advocates appeared:
For the petitioner:Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocate.
For the respondents:Mr. Sumit Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, for respondents No.1 to 3-State. Mr. Surender Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.4.

Table of Content
1. petition seeks quashing of obc teacher appointment. (Para 1 , 2)
2. parties dispute petitioner's obc application submission. (Para 3 , 4)
3. no locus to claim reservation without category application. (Para 5 , 6 , 7)
4. expired obc certificate bars reserved post claim. (Para 8)
5. rules' alternative qualifications prevail over ad ambiguities. (Para 9)
6. delay, laches bar challenging general category selections. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13)
7. petition dismissed; no merit found. (Para 14 , 15)

JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Sharma, J.

Petitioner, Baljinder Kaur, initially filed CWP No.7643 of 2010 before this Court and upon establishment of State Administrative Tribunal, the matter was transferred as T.A. No.2636 of 2015, and after the abolition of Learned Tribunal, the matter stood transferred to this Court, as CWPOA No.1968 of 2019, seeking the following relief(s):—

(i). That appointment of the respondent No.4 issued vide Office Order dated 24.10.2010 (Annexure P-8) may kindly be quashed and set aside and respondents may be directed to appoint the petitioner as Punjabi Teacher in Government Senior Secondary School, Majari, District Bilaspur with all consequential benefits.”

FACTUAL MATRI

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