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HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
ANKUR MITTAL – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER – Respondent
CWP 6584/2019
CWP No.6584 of 2019 & connected case
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
Date of decision: 18.04.2022
1.
CWP No. 6584 of 2019 (O&M)
Ankur Mittal
&Petitioner
versus
State of Haryana and others
&Respondents
2.
CWP No. 7651 of 2021 (O&M)
Abhishek Verma
&Petitioner
versus
State of Haryana and others
&Respondents
Coram :
Hon9ble Mr. Justice Arun Monga
Present :
Mr.Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate assisted by
Mr. Rajat Khanna, Advocate, for the petitioner(s).
Mr. Samarth Sagar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana.
Arun Monga, J.
Vide this common order and judgment above-mentioned two writ petitions
are being disposed of, since not only the facts are similar, even the issue raised therein are
common.
2.
In CWP-6584-2019 : Ankur Mittal vs State of Haryana and others, issuance
of a writ, order and/or direction in the nature of Certiorari is sought herein to quash the
impugned order dated 29.11.2018 (Annexure P-14) vide which petitioner9s application
seeking job as an outstanding sportsperson under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons
(Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018 was rejected. He was held ineligible
under the Rules ibid. A mandamus is also sought commanding the respondents to consider
and appoint the petitioner either in Haryana Civil Services (HCS) or Haryana Police
Service (HPS), relying on the same very Rules. Consequential benefits have also been
sought with effect from the date of his application seeking job i.e. 26.09.2018.
3.
Likewise, in CWP-7651-2021- Abhishek Verma vs State of Haryana and
others similar relief has been prayed. Application of the petitioner seeking job as an
ASHISH
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outstanding sportsman in HCS or HPS has been rejected vide impugned order dated
21.12.2018 (Annexure P-12) stating that he is not eligible as per the applicable Rules.
FACTS
4.
First the factual narrative from the earlier of the two writ petitions.
CWP-6584-2019 (O&M):Ankur Mittal vs State of Haryana and others
4.1.
Petitioner is a graduate of Year 2013 from Hans Raj College, University of
Delhi. At the time of filing of the writ petition, he was pursuing MBA which he later
completed in the year 2020. He is an outstanding sportsperson of international prominence
in the discipline of Shooting (Event : Trap Shooting) per his achievements tabulated as
below:-
Sr. No.
Competition
Held on
Event
Medal won
1.
52nd
ISSF
World
Championship
(Changwon, Republic of
Korea)
31.08.2018
-
14.09.2018
° Double Trap Men
(Individual)
° Double Trap Men
(Team)
° Gold
° Bronze
2.
Haryana State Shooting
Championship
Competition
01.07.2018
-
05.07.2018
°Clay Pigeon Double
Trap Shooting (NR)
Championship Men
(Ind.).
° Gold
3.
Commonwealth
Games
(Brisbane, Australia)
14.04.2018
° Double Trap Men
(Individual)
° Bronze
4.
61st
National
Shooting
Championship
Competition 2017
14.11.2017
-
25.11.2017
°Clay Pigeon Double
Trap Shooting (ISSF)
National
Championship Men
(Team).
°Clay Pigeon Double
Trap Shooting (ISSF)
National
Championship Men
(Team).
°Clay Pigeon Double
Trap Shooting (ISSF)
National
Championship Men
(Ind)
° Silver
° Silver
° Silver
5.
Commonwealth Shooting
Championship (Brisbane,
Australia)
28.10.2017
08.11.2017
° Double Trap Men
(Individual)
° Gold
6.
7th
Asian
Shotgun
Championship
(Astana
Kazakstan)
03.08.2017
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14.08.2017
°Double Trap Men
(Individual)
° Double Trap Men
(Team)
° Gold
° Gold
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7.
Haryana State Shoo
