High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/175/2021allowed

Gurwinder Singh v. Union Of India And Others

2025-10-30Mr. Justice Sandeep Moudgil7 pages

!"#$%%

& '() % * )* )) ( ****

! "#

$ %%% ! "#

! "#

! "# %' % *+#!

, "-!. /0 % ()* , # ' -

!#% //0 ' # 1 $ )2)//2/2 (! 3 )2 ))* -& 40" -

- $ ! #

, "

+(*" $.- -& $ (/* # % # # % # # "

%#$(! 3 6/* "

%& $ #

& 7 +7 ( +- * % # $ - - % ' #

& %# $ 8 -$ # 9:$. #$. ;: '#

##$$ %#

" # % # # 9:$. ,

- 2 - - .

# 7 '7#

& % # 9:$. %# #

# ;: $. 8

# "

&# ( '< +<'* #

$. % % #

& $ - %#

% #

& $ % "

&1# #% $ "%

% #

& %% $ "

% # #

& (=* # %

# $ /)))/2/2 (! 3 69* %%& #

&7 +7 # #

$ - # - % 7 '7 #

& %$ %& " $ )2)//2/2 (! 3 )2 ))*

$ %& %%

% , & %8 # % ## $ % - # - % 7 '7#

& (:* -$ $ -

% #. > +?( +- *#

& %#$ "

- $.

% $ %# #% %& # #

& > '? ( ' * %& '# ## # - 3$#%%&#% #% -& $ % % #& -"

- 3 - $.

% - +#

$ %# -

%# , 8

' !%% -

! -

% "

%# $ % -%

$ # (@* #& %

%' % - %& /22;/2/)% -& 4 '$$ 8A )0 +B '< @0 ! "

%& #"

-$ $ -

% -$ %# "

+(*%% $- # $ % # '#

& $% %&$.

& + - %# $ #

# #% 6

8 % # # - -& & %% %# -& &% ""

# # %. &# # - %

% %% %# #- % -% &# (0* -$ # # ! "

42)</2)C #% %&3 ##6$. # #

& 0@D % 0:D ' @:D + ;)D' @2D EF - $.- )2 #% 3$ "

# 0)9D )2 #% $ -% # '#

& - -% + #

&- #- #6 # $ #

- 4 -

# ## %& $ #%% % + #

& (

% 4 )=)* ## #

+# %% % #$ #% # ! $ &

.# #

& -, # #% + % G %# % -

# ' #

#% $ %- -& # %$ # #% % #%% % # #

&0:D # %& 0)9D )2 #% (;* # $- & #% #

$ - + #

& # .

% # # + $ G # %%

H - 1 #%$ -% %%&# "

- # +# 3 %& #% ## # $ -%&# %#-%

& %$ %& # (9* % # % (C* # % % %& "

+ (* #$$ "

$. #

&> +? %#$ # %& #% > '?- %#$ % -& 3 1

- 5 -

'# # + G- - " $ #% # # #

& -$ # #$ & #% & $ "

+ $ % % # #%

" # # +#

%$ %& $ % %& #-% #%

()2* # #& # # # $$# -

&#.

%#$ # %%6 % # &- &#H "

&# % $ %& $ $ #%%& %H ())* 8 #"

, I. 8

"# $%$& # . %& $% # # #

%& - % ' "

%&$.

> +- ? % ,-%# #"

#$ "

# $%&" # # '# 3% - $.

+ I. -%#

'$$ $# %.

## # + % 3#%$ % #+ ' # ' '

()* +,

- ./

,. 01 2 $

&3$ % > "

# ##$ % $ " & $& & &' ##H '$$

- 6 - >""

? # #-% # % .

# $ ' - "

6 "It is not in dispute that the petitioner is a Scheduled Caste. Mere error in filling up an application will not change his caste status. During the time of document verification, the petitioner had submitted his caste certificate depicting to be Scheduled Caste. The Commission could have corrected the error at that time. This human error is glorified by the Commission by declining to accede to the request for change of category at the time of document verification. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has secured high marks and would definitely come within the zone of consideration, if he was treated as a Scheduled Caste candidate. Treating him as a general merit or Scheduled Tribe candidate has taken away the consideration for appointment of the petitioner. The glorification of a trivial human error has resulted in loss of appointment to the petitioner, a Scheduled Caste candidate."

()/* '

4 , ! " ",

//1 5-, +,6 ! 7/1 "8'

$ $ H -% # #

## # " &#%# ##- " & "

##% "% - %## "

& % % ## %% # #$ - # G ()=* 6

<#H < #$ #% # & # #& $- & #% " &

- 7 - #%& #& - " & "

##% % # & # #-% #% #%$.

- #$ % $

# "

$ & " $ ():* " -"

# %% $ )2)//2/2 (! 3 )2 ))* -& 1 !# 1 # %%- %% , #& $ + %% - % %% - #% %& # $ ()@* ## %& $%% % *+#!

, "-!. /

-!.

1. Whether speaking/reasoned?

Yes/No

2. Whether reportable?

Yes/No