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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:- 09.01.2025 Bhuvan Goel ...Petitioner(s)

Versus Punjab and Haryana High Court, Sector-1, Chandigarh through its Registrar and another.

...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH Present:- Mr. Nayandeep Rana, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Shubreet Kaur Saron, Advocate, for respondent No. 1 - High Court. Mr. Balvinder Sangwan, Advocate, for respondent No. 2 - HPSC.

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SHEEL NAGU, C.J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner, who is an aspirant for appointment as Civil Judge (Entry Level) having applied pursuant to Advertisement No. 1/2024 dated 01.01.2024 (Annexure P-1) issued by the Haryana Public Service Commission, is aggrieved that despite having secured 513.50 marks out of 900 marks in the written (main) examination, petitioner was awarded marks, but could secure as low as 29.75 marks out of 200 marks in viva-voce.

2. The ground that has been taken in support of non-appointment is that, petitioner despite doing his best in the interview could not succeed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed reliance on a