IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 04.02.2026 MANPREET KAUR ...... Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA ***

Present :- Mr. Nitin Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rohit Ahuja, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for respondent No.4.

Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate with Ms. Mona Yadav, Advocate for respondent No.5.

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Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral)

1. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the Selection List dated 14.08.2021 (Annexure P-4) qua respondent No.5, whereby he has been selected in pursuant to the advertisement dated

09.10.2020 (Annexure P-1).

2. Brief facts of the case are that respondent No.2 issued an advertisement dated 09.10.2020 (Annexure P-1) whereby 13 posts of D.P.E. (male and female) were advertised. As per the advertisement, 8 posts were reserved for D.P.E. (male) and 5 posts were reserved for D.P.E (female). Out of 8 posts reserved for D.P.E. (male), 03 posts were reserved for General, 01 post for Gen ESM, 02 posts for SC (R&O), 01 post for SC (M&B) and 01 post of BC. In regard to 05 posts reserved for D.P.E. (female), 01