High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/2208/2017

Jaimal Singh v. Director General Of Police,Punjab,Chandigarh And ANR.

2023-05-26Mr. Justice S.P. Bangarh16 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 26th of May, 2023

(O&M)

(O&M) GURVINDER SINGH AND ORS VS. STATE OF PUNJAB

GURPREET SINGH AND OTHERS. V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-6938-2017 SARBJIT KAUR V/S STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present :

For the petitioners :

Mr. Manmeet Singh Rana, Advocate Mr. Pardeep Kumar Kapila, Advocate Mr. Ranjodh Singh Sidhu, Advocate Ms. Sonia G. Singh Samber, Advocate Mr. Pardeep Singh Mirpur, Advocate Ms. Ritam Aggarwal, Advocate Ms. Anshul Mangla, Advocate Mr. Rajesh Narang, Advocate Mr. Amit Shukla, Advocate Mr. J.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate Mr. B.B.S.Randhawa, Advocate Mr. Ashwani Katter, Advocate for Mr. L.M.Gulati, Advocate Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate Mr. Karan Bhardwaj, Advocate and Mr. Jasbir Singh Mohri, Advocate Mr. Ripudaman Singh Sidhu, Advocate Mr. Sunpreet Singh, Advocate for Mr. P.S.Dhaliwal, Advocate Mr. Pardeep Singh Mirpur, Advocate Mr. Rahul Vohra, Advocate for Mr. Aditya Jain, Advocate Mr. Gagneshwar Walia, Advocate Mr. Sapan Dhir, Advocate Mr. Karan Singh, Advocate for Mr. R.K. Choudhary, Advocate Mr. S.K. Arora, Advocate Mr. Tribhavan Singla, Advocate Mr. Sachin Kalia, Advocate for Mr. N.K. Manchanda, Advocate Mr. Parminder Singh, Advocate Mr. H.C. Arora, Advocate Mr. Balbir S. Sewak, Advocate.

For the State :

Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab with Mr. Aman Dhir, Dy. A.G., Punjab and Mr. I.P.S. Kang, Asstt. A.G., Punjab.

PANKAJ JAIN, J.

This is an application for preponement of the main writ petition.

For the reasons recorded in the application, the same is allowed. CWP-19486-2019 is taken on Board today itself. Main Writ Petitions

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!%*33* &#*'"!D "39. To sum up in the end, hereinbelow are the succinct conclusions drawn and directions of the Court in the instant judgment:- i).

The criteria of selection as per the original advertisement read with the standing order, is upheld and the petitioners' challenge thereto is rejected. Dispensing with the interviews for the post of Constable being Group-C which is in tune with the guidelines issued by the Government of India and the policy decision of the State Government dispensing with the interview is also upheld. ii). The grievance of the petitioners qua measurement of height would be mitigated by the State by carrying out one time re-measurement of their height in terms of judgment

rendered by this Court in Sonu Singh's case, ibid. It is so ordered accordingly.

iii) All the petitioners be notified of the date, time and venue for remeasurement of height through email/ text message as well on the website of the department. Those who opt for remeasurement, the exercise for their remeaurement of height and the resultant changes concerning the concerned petitioners in selection shall be completed within the next one month.

iv) If any of the concerned aggrieved petitioners is/are selected, he/they be issued letters of appointment within the next two months. Candidates who have already undergone remeasurement test during pendency of proceedings would be given benefit thereof, if any, in accordance with remeasured height.

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If upon re-measurement of height, any petitioner comes above the previously selected candidate in the respective category viz. General or otherwise, in that event the already selected candidate on the bottom of list in the said category shall have to make way for him, in case there is no vacancy available. Needless to say that in case vacancies still exists, then the newly selected candidate shall be accommodated in accordance with his merit. vi) A writ of mandamus is issued to the State of Punjab that henceforth it shall ensure that the guidelines, contained in Sonu Singh's case, ibid are made mandatory in every recruitment to be carried out in Punjab Police and other departments where height is one of the criteria for selection.

vii) All other cases wherein additional issues, other than the challenge to criteria as per advertisement read with standing order and measurement of height, are being detagged vide a separate order to be reheard on their individual merits, only to the extent the issues raised

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around and say that they were not heard at the time of the writ petition. The writ petitions remained pending before the learned Single Judge and various interim orders were passed and eventually it was only decided on 05.07.2021 and they had ample opportunity to join the proceedings but chose not to do so. Thus they cannot now turn around and say that any order has been passed on their back."

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May 26, 2023 (Pankaj Jain) Dpr Judge Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No