IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.18687 of 2010 Date of Decision: October 13, 2010 Paramjit Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. The candidature of the petitioner for selection to the post of Veterinary Inspector has been rejected vide impugned order dated 7.10.2010 (Annexure P-6), that is under challenge in this petition, on the ground that the petitioner has not passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Chemistry subjects in IInd Division from a recognised University. 2. Learned counsel contends that without doubt, the petitioner does not have the qualification, however, the petitioner has passed the Diploma with additional subjects of Physics and Chemistry. CWP No.18687 of 2010 [2] 3. Learned counsel has not been able to show as to how the petitioner would be eligible when the eligibility criteria has been clearly notified. Diploma with additional subjects of Physics and Chemistry would not be a substitute of a higher qualification as compared to 10+2 with Physics and Chemistry in IInd Division from a recognised University. 4. No ground for interference in extraordinary writ jurisdiction is made out. 5. The petition is dismissed. (AJAI LAMBA) October 13, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?