IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

130 AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 24.04.2026 MOHD PARVEJ KHAN .....PETITIONER VERSUS HARYANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL.

Present: Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Gurnoor Sandhu, Advocate for respondent -HPSC.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of directions to the respondent- Commission to permit the petitioner to appear in the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) and Allied Services Examination pursuant to Advertisement No. 22/2026 by issuing the requisite roll number/admit card for the preliminary examination.

Brief Facts

2. The petitioner completed his matriculation examination from the Central Board of Secondary Education in the year 2017 and Senior Secondary Examination in the year 2019. Thereafter, he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Computer Engineering from JC Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad in May 2024.

3. Pursuant to Advertisement No. 22/2026 issued by the respondent for recruitment to the posts of HCS (Executive Branch) and other allied services, the petitioner submitted his online application form on 26.02.2026 along with the prescribed examination fee within the stipulated period. According to the petitioner, the application form and fee were duly accepted by the online portal.

4. The grievance raised in the petition is that the petitioner did not receive any communication from the respondent regarding any alleged deficiency or requirement for updation of the online application form, particularly with respect to the signed application form. The petitioner asserts that he came to know about such requirement subsequently through other sources, whereafter he submitted a representation dated 07.03.2026 requesting the respondent to accept his candidature and issue the roll number. It has been pleaded that despite submission of representation and reminder, no response was received from the respondent. The preliminary examination pursuant to the aforesaid advertisement was scheduled to be conducted on 26.04.2026, however, no roll number/admit card was issued to the petitioner.

5. Aggrieved against the action of the respondent in not permitting him to participate in the examination, the petitioner has approached this Court through the present writ petition.

Contentions On the behalf of petitioner

6. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that pursuant to Advertisement No. 22/2026, the petitioner submitted his online application form within the prescribed time along with the requisite examination fee, which was duly accepted by the respondent. It is submitted that the petitioner was never informed about any alleged defect or deficiency in the application form, particularly with regard to updation of the signed application form, and came to know about the same only subsequently through other sources. Counsel submits that upon learning of the alleged deficiency, the petitioner immediately submitted a representation dated 07.03.2026 requesting acceptance of his candidature and issuance of roll number/admit card.

7. It is further contended that despite submission of the representation and reminders, no response was furnished by the respondent nor any opportunity was granted to the petitioner to rectify the alleged defect. Learned counsel submits that the omission, if any, is purely technical in nature and does not affect the eligibility of the petitioner. On this basis, it has been argued that denial of permission to appear in the preliminary examination scheduled on 26.04.2026 is arbitrary and unjustified, and a direction deserves to be issued to the respondent to permit the petitioner to participate in the examination.

On the behalf of Respondent

8. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-Commission submits that the petitioner failed to complete t