IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.05.2025 Kuldip Singh ......Petitioner(s)

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. Robin Dutt, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent to issue him belt number as well as appointment letter.

2. The petitioner, pursuant to Advertisement No. 4/2020 dated 30.12.2020, applied for the post of Constable under BCA category. He successfully cleared all the tests. The respondent conducted verification of his credentials and found that he was facing criminal proceedings at the time of filing application, thus, he was not eligible to participate in the selection process. The respondent did not issue him appointment letter.

3. Mr. Robin Dutt, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has duly disclosed factum of pending FIR in his application form. The respondent till the conclusion of selection process did not object to his candidature and refused to is