IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

105 CWP-33598-2025 Date of Decision: 13.11.2025 Arshdeep Singh Anand and others …Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Saurabh Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Aman Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of provisional selection list dated 25.05.2023 (Annexure P-4) and final merit list dated 20.07.2023 (Annexure P-5) for the post of Sub-Inspector (TSS Cadre) to the extent meritorious EWS candidates were wrongly adjusted against EWS quota instead of General Category. They are further seeking directions to respondents to issue them appointment letter for the post of Sub-Inspector (TSS Cadre).

2. The petitioners, pursuant to Advertisement No.7/2021 dated 09.09.2021, applied for the post of Sub-Inspector (TSS Cadre). There were 27 posts for EWS Category. The petitioners applied under EWS Category. The respondent conducted Phase-I Test which the petitioners cleared. The pet