IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-3818-2025 Date of Decision: 06.03.2025 Anup Kumar and another ......Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. R.S. Dhull, Advocate (appearing through video conferencing)

and Mr. Navnit Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondent to issue them appointment letter.

2. The petitioners, pursuant to advertisement No.6/2024 dated 28.06.2024, applied for the post of Constable. They participated in the Common Eligibility Test as well as final test. They came to be selected. The respondent conducted verification of their credentials and found that FIR(s) were pending against them at the time of filing application forms. Thus, their candidature came to be rejected.

3. Ms. Rajni Gupta, Addl. A.G., Haryana, during the course of hearing, produced application forms of both the petitioners. There is specific column in the application forms with respect to FIR. The petitioners