IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

209 CWP-20502-2017 DECIDED ON:09.09.2025 PANKAJ RANI ...PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Jaivir Yadav, Sr. Advocate with Sh. Ashutosh Sharma, Advocate Sh. Gursimrat Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. R.D. Sharma, DAG Haryana Mr. Bhupinder Malik, Advocate for respondent no. 4 Mr. P.K. Mutneja, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Suverna Mutneja, Advocate and Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Advocate for respondent no. 5 ****

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J

1. Prayer The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing the action of respondent No. 2 in rejecting the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Staff Nurse advertised under Advertisement No. 01/2015 dated 19.06.2015 and also direction to the respondents to consider her candidature for the said post, under the Outstanding Sports Person (OSP) - BCA category.

2. Brief Facts The petitioner applied for the post of Staff Nurse under Advertisement No. 01/2015 dated 19.06.2015 issued by respondent No. 2, u