IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 30.03.2026 Tejpal Singh ......Appellant Versus State of Punjab and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP CHITKARA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR Present: Mr. Mandeep Kumar Dhot, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Pooja Nayar Sharma, D.A.G., Punjab.

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ANOOP CHITKARA J.

1. Challenging the order dated 27.03.2026 passed by the Single Judge of this Court in CWP- 1755-2026, whereby the writ petition filed by the petitioner to allow him to appear in examinations as a Special Category candidate was dismissed, the appellant has come up before this Court by filing the present Letters Patent Appeal.

2. Ld. Counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant is a “Specially abled person” and has 100% visual impairment (blind). Counsel further submits that the appellant has applied for the post with the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination, 2025, and filled the form through a cybercafé. He instructed the computer operator to enter his category as “Physically handicapped Category”, however, the computer operator filled in the form as a candidate in the General Category. Pursuant to