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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
KULDEEP TIWARI
Gautam Setia – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
KULDEEP TIWARI, J.
1) The petitioners, who could not qualify for the next stage of the ongoing selection process, being conducted by the respondent- Society for Centralized Recruitment of Staff in Subordinate Courts, have rushed to this Court by way of instant writ petition, laying challenge to the legality of the notices dated 23.01.2026 (Annexures P-5 and P-6), vide which, lists of the shortlisted candidates have been published to appear for the English Shorthand & Transcription Test and Spreadsheet Test.
2) The notices (supra) have been sought to be quashed, fundamentally, on the following twin grounds:-
i) They violate the terms of the advertisements dated 25.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) and 05.04.2025 (Annexure P-2); and
ii) They deprive large number of candidates, at the very threshold, without testing their core stenography competence.
3) Further, the petitioners also pray for quashing the application of Computer Based Test, and normalization method, besides praying for a direction upon the Selection Committee to reconsider and rationalize the written qualifying cut-off, keeping in view the skill-based nature of the post, and allow them to participate in the next stage of th
Post of Stenographer Grade – Selection Process - Where appointments made were found to be illegal later in an enquiry. While examining the rights of persons selected in such invalid process.
Appointment of clerical cadre and Stenographer – Eligibility criteria - Since there is no cut off marks, an incumbent therefore, cannot be adjudged as ineligible as merit list is drawn on basis of ag....
The court emphasized the importance of rational and acceptable criteria for recruitment, and the need for a reasonable interpretation of recruitment rules.
The court upheld that technical issues during an examination, addressed by the respondent, do not warrant a retake if the candidate fails to meet the cut-off marks.
Deduction of marks for shorthand errors is justified as it aligns with established principles of stenography evaluation.
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