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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
NAMIT KUMAR
Aliza – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NAMIT KUMAR, J.
1. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the result dated 10.01.2026 (Annexure P-5) of the Preliminary Examination qua the petitioner. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2 to revise the result of the Preliminary Examination by granting 92 marks in total (86 marks for 43 correct answers and 06 marks for 03 deleted questions) to the petitioner as per the Revised/Final Answer Key dated 06.01.2026 (Annexure P-3) and as per Public Notice dated 09.01.2026 (Annexure P-6) and further, to allow the petitioner to appear in the Main Examination as the cut-off for the BC (Women) category is 88 marks.
2. The brief facts, as have been pleaded in the present petition, are that the Punjab Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘Commission’), vide Advertisement No.20251 dated 02.01.2025 (Annexure P-1), invited applications for filling up 322 posts of PCS (Executive Branch) and other allied services. Out of total advertised posts, 14 posts were reserved for the Backward Classes (Women) category. Being fully elig
The court established that an expert committee's evaluation of answer keys in recruitment processes is presumptively correct, allowing judicial restraint unless glaring errors are evident.
The onus is on the candidate to not only demonstrate that the key answer is incorrect but also that it is a glaring mistake which is totally apparent and no inferential process or reasoning is requir....
The court established that the condition of passing the Preliminary Examination is mandatory, but equitable relief can be granted based on performance in subsequent stages.
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