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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Amit Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Jagmohan Bansal, J. (Oral)
By this common order, the above-noted petitions are hereby adjudicated as issues involved and prayer sought in all the petitions are common. For the sake of convenience and with the consent of parties, the facts are borrowed from CWP-13414-2011.
2. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of selection of private respondents to the post of Inspector of Police (Male).
3. The petitioner pursuant to advertisement No.5/2008 dated 22.07.2008 applied for the post of Inspector of Police (Male). The said advertisement was issued by Haiyana Staff Selection Commission (for short, 'HSSC'), Panchkula whereby 20 posts of Inspector of Police (Male) were advertised. 09 posts were earmarked for General Category and remaining were meant for reserved category. Essential qualification for the post was graduation from a recognized University with Hindi and Sanskrit up to matric level.
4. The respondent pursuant to aforesaid advertisement conducted written test comprising of two papers of 100 marks each. The exam was conducted in two sessions i.e. morning and evening. A candidate was required to secur
Alteration of recruitment standards post-process violates constitutional fairness prohibitions under Articles 14 and 16.
Inclusion of candidates with tampered answer sheets in a selection process violates fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 16, mandating adherence to judicial directives for fair recruitment practi....
The court emphasized that the integrity of public employment selections must be maintained, ruling that the failure to publish the master answer key and deletion of original data rendered the selecti....
The selection process must be fair and transparent; systemic irregularities can invalidate the entire process, even if some candidates are innocent of wrongdoing.
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