IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.07.2025 Gyanender Rawal ......Petitioner(s)

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

Sr Case Number Title No.

2. CWP-8361-2024 Pardeep and others vs. State of Haryana and anothers

3. CWP-4275-2022 Vijay Kumar vs. State of Haryana and others

4. CWP-11195-2022 Dalbir Singh vs. State of Haryana and others

5. CWP-12350-2022 Naresh Kumar and others vs.

State of Haryana and others

6. CWP-13063-2022 Sanjeev Kumar and others vs.

State of Haryana and others

7. CWP-4789-2022 Satish Kumar and others vs.

State of Haryana and another

8. CWP-3835-2023 (O & M) Sunil Kumar vs. State of Haryana and others

9. CWP-13995-2025 Saroj Nai vs. State of Haryana and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. Rajesh Hooda, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) (in CWP-2793-2022).

Mr. Ravinder Singh Dhull, Advocate, for the petitioners (in CWP-8361-2024).

Mr. S.S. Sahu, Advocate for the petitioner(s) (in CWP-4275-2022). Mr. Sunil Kumar Nehra (Sirsa), Advocate, for the petitioner(s) (in CWP-11195-2022).

Mr. G.S. Gopera, Advocate, for the petitioner(s)

(in CWP-4789-2022 and CWP-3835-2023).

Mr. Jasbir Mor and Mr. Sushil Dhull, Advocates, for the petitioner (in CWP-12350-2022).

Mr. KDS Hooda, Advocate, and Mr. Yashwir Singh Hooda, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) (inCWP-13995-2025).

Mr. Munish Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s) (in CWP-13063-2022).

Ms. Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana.

Ms. Rajni Gupta, Advocate for respondent-Nigam (in CWP-13995-2025).

Mr. Hitesh Pandit, Advocate, for respondent-Nigam.

Mr. G.S. Patwalia, Advocate, Ms. Lagan K. Sidhu, Advocate, for respondent Nos.5, 7 and 8.

Mr. Gurnoor S. Sethi, Advocate, for respondent No.6.

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. By this common order, above noted writ petitions are hereby adjudicated as issues involved and prayer sought in all the petitions are common. For the sake of convenience and with the consent of parties, the facts are borrowed from CWP-2793-2022.

2. The petitioners through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are seeking setting aside of final result dated 06.07.2022 whereby respondent has selected other candidates.

3. The respondent vide Advertisement No.11/2019 dated 05.07.2019 invited applications for different posts including Assistant Lineman (in short ‘ALM’). 1307 posts of ALM were advertised qua Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (in short ‘UHBVNL’) and 183 posts qua Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. (in short ‘DHBVNL’). The essential qualification for the said post was prescribed as below:-

“Essential Qualification:-

1. Matric with 2 years ITI in Electrician/wireman trade or having 2 years Vocational course under the trade of Lineman or Electrician (Maintenance and Repair of Electrical & Domestic Appliances) conducted by Director, industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana or National Apprenticeship Certificate awarded under the Apprenticeship Act-1961 from any institute with a minimum 60% marks in respect of General category & other category candidates and 55% marks of SC category candidates of Haryana domicile recognized by the State Government.

2. Hindi/Sanskrit as one of the subject in Matriculation or Higher.”

4. The petitioners pursuant to aforesaid advertisement applied for the post of ALM. They are possessing ITI certificate or vocational course certificate or apprenticeship certificate. They are not degree or diploma holders. The respondent conducted exam on 14.11.2021 and result was declared on 18.12.2021. The process of document verification was conducted during 01.02.2022 till 07.02.2022. The final result was declared on

10.02.2022.

5. Learned counsels for the petitioners are claiming that as per essential qualification prescribed in the advertisement, the respondent could not consider candidates possessing diploma or degree in the same line. Diploma/degree is higher qualification and in the absence of specific instruction in the advertisement, higher qualif