Jyotsana Rawat vs State of Punjab - 2023 Supreme(P&H) 414

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 414

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA
Jyotsana Rawat – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr.Gurminder Singh, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Mr. Jatinder Singh Gill, Advocate, Mr. Shivender Pal Singh, Advocate, Ms. Sheena Khanna, Advocate, for the Appellant(s) in CWP-13497-2023. Mr. Naresh Kaushal, Advocate, for the Appellant in CWP-19629-2023. Mr. Anil Kumar Garg and Mr. Kanav Bansal, Advocates, for the Appellant in CWP-13634-2023. Mr. Anshul Sharma and Mr. S.S.Thakur, Advocates, for the Appellant in CWP-13465-2023. Mr. Pardhuman Garg, Advocate, for the Appellant in CWP Nos.13368 and 13519-2023. Mr. Karan Nehra, Mr. Abhay Josan and Mr. Harvinder Singh, Advocates, for the Appellants in CWP-13525-2023. Mr. V.K.Sandhir, Advocate for the Appellant in CWP-19447-2023. Mr. B.S.Sidhu, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Mr. Charan Singla and Mr. Tarun Bhatta, Advocates, for the Appellants in CWP-15010-2023. Mr. D.S.Nalwa, Advocate, for the Appellants in CWP-15061-2023. Mr. D.S.Patwalia, Sr.Advocate, assisted by Mr. Kannan Malik, Advocate, for Respondent no.4 in CWP-13525-2023. Mr. Prateek Mahajan and Mr. Daanish Mahajan, Advocates, for the intervenor in CWP Nos.13497 of 2023 & 13522 of 2023. Mr. Atul Goyal, Advocate, for the intervenor in CWP No.13368-2023. Mr. Vikas Arora, AAG, Punjab.

JUDGMENT

Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J. - All the aforementioned writ petitions raise common question of law and all the petitioners in various writ petitions are aggrieved of the same order dated 05.06.2023 issued by respondent No.3, hence being heard together.

2. All the petitioners are aspiring candidates had applied under the advertisement dated 05.04.2023 by the Punjab Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as PPSC) for the post of Assistant District Attorney (hereinafter referred to as ADA) and Deputy District Attorney (hereinafter referred to as DDA). They have been held eligible to participate in the selection process and have been finally placed in the merit list and their names were forwarded and recommended to the State Govt. for appointment on the posts. The State Govt. has, however, issued an order on 05.06.2023 directing the selected candidates to produce copies of six Court orders / zimni orders of each year showing their presence in the Court in order to prove the experience claimed by them.

Aggrieved thereof, the present writ petitions have been filed.

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 414

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMAJyotsana Rawat – AppellantVersusState of Punjab – Respondent

SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA
Jyotsana Rawat – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent