210 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-19535-2018 Date of Decision : 01.04.2026 RAMESH KUMAR .....Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Ms. Seema Kumari, Advocate for Ms. Sonia G. Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Amit Kumar Goyal, Addl.A.G., Punjab for respondent no.1.

Ms. Deepali Puri, Advocate, for respondent no.2.

Mr. Sukhtej Sandhu, Advocate, for respondents no.4 and 7.

None for respondents no.5 and 6.

KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, as cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the selection list dated 14.02.2018 (Annexure P-8), has been put to challenge on the ground that, respondents no.2, has not selected any person from the Sportsman Category, despite one post being reserved under the said category. Instead, a candidate belonging to General Category has been appointed against the post reserved for Sportsman Category.

2. Before this Court evaluate the claim of the petitioner, as raised through the instant petition, lets have a glimpse upon the facts qua which there is no wrangle amongst the parties.

3. Respondent no.2, vide Advertisement da