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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Sandeep Singh – Appellant
Versus
Haryana Vidyut Parsaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. This order shall dispose of the above-mentioned writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-2775-2020.
2. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 14.01.2020 (Annexure P-8), whereby the offer of appointment for the post of Grid Substation Operator (GSO) issued to the petitioner has been cancelled. The petitioner further seeks a direction to the respondents to maintain status quo regarding the said post.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contended that the petitioner, being an eligible candidate under the Dependent of Ex- Serviceman (hereinafter ‘DESM’) category, applied for the post of Clerk vide Advertisement No. 10/2015 dated 24.11.2015. During the pendency of this recruitment, the petitioner also applied for the post of Grid Substation Operator (GSO) under the same category pursuant to Advertisement No. 3/2016 dated 20.02.2016.
4. It is submitted that the petitioner appeared in the written examination for the po
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