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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Vinay Sahotra – Appellant
Versus
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. The present petition has been preferred under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside of order bearing Endorsement No.267/71 dated 19.05.2025 (Annexure P-8) passed by respondent No.3-Deputy Secretary (Recruitment), PSPCL, whereby the claim of the petitioner to be considered in the Backward Class category for recruitment to the post of Assistant Engineer/OT (Electrical) was declined.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
2. Tersely put, the facts are that the respondent-PSPCL issued an advertisement dated 27.11.2024 (Annexure P-1) for recruitment to 25 posts of Assistant Engineer/OT (Electrical Cadre) in the Discipline of Electronics and Communication Engineering, where 02 posts were reserved for candidates from the Backward Class category, one of which was further reserved for women. The petitioner appeared in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2024 wherein he scored 30 out of 100 marks, above the cut off for Backward Class category. A merit list was published by respondent-PSPCL where the petitioner stood at serial No.17.
3. The petitioner submitted a self-declaration stating that he belongs to Jhinwar community within the Hi
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