Suresh Kumar v. State Of Haryana And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-14613-2021 Date of Decision: 18.08.2021 SURESH KUMAR

...Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA Present :

Mr. Sunil Kumar Nehra (Sirsa), Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Saurabh Mohunta, D.A.G., Haryana.

(Presence marked through video conference).

ARUN MONGA, J. (ORAL) Petitioner herein, inter alia, seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint him as Junior Engineer (Civil) with all consequential benefits, claiming to have got more marks than the last selected candidate in the Scheduled Caste Category. Learned State counsel, under instructions of Sh. Dikansh Goyal, Legal Officer, Haryana Staff Selection Commission, states that upon verification, it has been found that the petitioner has secured 54 marks in the written examination after giving him 01 grace mark qua the wrong marking with respect to the question where he replied `Yamuna' to be the river flowing from Haryana and 0.5 marks qua his past work experience, thus making his aggregate to be 54.5 marks, as against 56 marks obtained by the last selected candidate in his category.

VANDANA 2021.08.18 20:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

In the premise, no grounds to interfere is made out. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the awarding of his marks, if he is still aggrieved qua his result. August 18 , 2021 (ARUN MONGA) gurpreet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

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