IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
SUMIT SHARMA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS – Respondent
Certainly. Based on the provided legal document, here are the key points:
The petitioner, Sumit Sharma, filed a writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a direction for the appointment as Lower Division Clerk (LDC) (!) (!) .
The petitioner claims that he was selected and appointed as LDC in 2020 based on an advertisement, served for nearly three years, and was terminated in 2023 due to a missing Gradation Certificate in the Outstanding Sports Person category (!) .
The petitioner challenged the termination, which was upheld in a previous court order, but later discovered a revised merit list indicating that his marks (100) were higher than the last selected candidate in the current list (80) (!) .
The petitioner requests that his representation dated 16.06.2025 be considered by the respondent, with a direction for a timely and reasoned decision (!) (!) .
The court observed that the respondents have no objection to a time-bound consideration of the petitioner’s representation and directed respondent No.4 to consider the representation and pass a speaking order within two months, after providing an opportunity for hearing (!) (!) .
The decision taken on the representation should be communicated promptly, and if the petitioner is found entitled to the relief, it should be granted immediately (!) .
The case was disposed of accordingly, with the court emphasizing the importance of a fair and timely decision process (!) .
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HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)
1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner on the post of Lower Division Clerk (LDC) inasmuch as the revised merit list (Annexure P-18), in pursuance of advertisement No.03/2016, Category No.03, unequivocally demonstrates that the last selected candidate in the General category secured only 80 marks whereas the petitioner has secured 100 marks (Annexure P-8).
2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner was selected and appointed as LDC in the year 2020 based upon the advertisement No.03/2016. The petitioner served for the last two years and ten months with a good record and cleared the mandatory SETC exam. However, his services were terminated in the year 2023, after the respondent/Commission withdrew its recommendation on the ground that the petitioner has not submitted the Gradation Certificate in the Outstanding Sports Person (OSP) category. The petitioner challenged the same by filing CWP-11214-2023, which was dismissed on 06.07.2023 as discernible from Anne
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