57 41 IN THE HIGH CO OF PUNJAB c HARYANA AT Il CHANDIGARH 1 1 i 14 CWP No 1023of2011 DateofDecision6Oll ParamveerSinghandothers Petitioners Versus Punjab Public ServiceCommissionc others 2 CWPN0528of2011 r 4 1 Simar PreetKaur Petitioner L Versus 0 1L PuniabPublic ServiceCommission espondent Ca 3 CWP No648 of2011 I 1 C5 Gur Jai Pal Singh Petitioner I Versus Punjab Public ServiceCommission lother Z CWP NoS23 of2011041 CC Sukhpal Singh mPetitioner Versus Z C Punjab Public ServiceCommissiol4 another 1 9S CWP No2435 of2011 1 GursharanSingh Petitioner QO Versus aS2 Z Punjab Public ServiceCommission8 another 6 CWP No2436 of2011 Il iarnek Singh another Petitioners Versus Punjab Public Service Commissionc another Respondents V CWP No2507 of2011 Maninder PartapSingh ePetitioner 4eam Versus PunjabPublic Service Cossion 8canother Respondents Bl CWP No2553 of2011 KaramvirSingh 4etitioner Versus PunjabPublic Service Commission 8 another 11 141 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document J 1 e 1 r 1 m58m el I l 127 1 0CWP No 1023of2011 2 1 11 e19 CWP No666of2011 Il 9 1 Kaur2 others emPetitioners 0 b k1 Versus Punjab Public ServiceCommissionc others Respondents 10 CWP No2688 of2011 RavinderKaur Petitioner t Versus 1 V A4 Punjab Public ServiceCommission8 another 11 CWP No2735 of2011 0 ll Singh Petitioner 1 Versus C5 m Ponjab Public ServiceCossion 8nother 12 CWP NoA682 of2011 2 KamaljitSingh8 another mPetitioners Versus C Punjab Public ServiceCommission8 another 4 I 173 CWP No6522 of2011 C0 Singh e4etitioner Versus 1 PunjabPublic ServiceCommissionc others r 4 CORAM2 HONBLE MRJUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI 1 1 1 Present1 Mr PawanKumar Sr Advocatewith Mr Saquib Ali Khan Advocate Mr Jagdeep SinghMr HC Arora Mr SL Chander ShekharMr GN Malik Mr HarshAggarwal Mr PS a Khurana Mr BS Sewak Mr GL BajajMs JyotiSarin Mr GunnohanSinghMr HC Arora Advocatesfor the e 4 petitioners Mr PuneetGuptaAddl AG Punjab Ms Anu Pal AAG Punjab 8 88 PERMOD KOHLI J ORALI Faced with the common factuaIpremises and questions oflaw all thesepetitionsare beingdisposedofbythis common order In view of the common questionsrepliesftled bythe Stateof Punjaband Punjab Public ServiceCommissionin CWP No 1023of2011 44 4 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 59 CWP No1023of2011 3 4 1 havealsobeentreatedas common replies in all thesewrit petitions 1 The Punjab Public Service Commission lereinaer refenedto as the Commission 1e Ilo issued an advertisementdated 262009 inviting for flllingup of 143poststhrough Punjab Civil Services Combined Examination 2009 Initially143 4 1 postswere advertisedhowever bya dated2122009 issued 0 bythe Commission postsof Excise 8 TaxationOfficers were increased ei 0 from 37 to 74 distributedin various Thus the total numberof Z C5 seats within the purview of aforementionedexamination came to I 180 Z to PunjabCivil Services ExecutiveBranchl 1S bythe statutoryrules framed underprovisoto Article 309 namely Civil Services Executive BranchI Rules 1976 Rule 7 Z dealswith the to the service andreadsas under rS 7 to the Service shaU be in nmnner 0 herein amongstaccepted candidateswhosenames havebeen A Z dulyenteredin accordancewith theserules in theRegistersof accepted candidates to bemaintainedundertheserules 33 Rule8 dealswith the to bemaintainedUnder Rule 8 1 as many as fivetypes are to bemaintainedRegisterAel Ae2 A3 and cl dealwith the to the servicefrom the in service candidatesfrom various feedingservices of the Stateof Punjabwhereas B deals with the direct recruitment on the basis of main examination Rule 849readsas under Thefollg Registersof candidas shall be maintainedbythe to Govt Punjabnamely 49 RegisterB in which shall be enteredthe name ofpersons as candidatesas a result ofthe main examination 1 44 1 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 60 CWP No 1023of2011 4 and 33 0 1 Rule 14 dealswith the inclusionof thequalified candidates in Rules 13 and 13A Rules 12 and 13 deal with the conduct of the examination and admissionof candidatesto the 1 examination I t whereasRule 13A deals with the main 0 examinationto be held for selection of 4b 0 candidatesTheserules are Il I C5 44 12 ll A examination the I regulationsofwhich are containedin Appendix II of theserules shall be held at anyplacein the StateofPunjab andwhennotifledby Z as the Go throughthe Commissionfor thepurpose of selectionof candidatesfor 13 4 Notice ofthe da fuedfor the prelimiwy I t3 examlnationshall bepublished in thePunjabGovt Gazette Z 131 for permlssion to sit in the 1 examin will be calledbytheCommissionand OO shall Wmo Z 29 No personshall be allowedto appearin the Cle examination a whohasnot attainedtheage oftwentyone years orwho Will have submission C Provided thattheupper age limit may be relaxedbytheGovt fromtime to timel thatin the case ofacandidatewhobelongs to ScheduledCastesor BackwardClasses theupperagelimit shall be such as mayflomtime to time befuedbytheGovt in respectofentryinto servlce under the Stateofpersons to suchcastes or classes b9 who doesnot possess at least a bachelors degreeof a recognizedunersityin Arts Scienceor Commerceand Irl whn dnpr nnt hv tho rlnrino dnto fnv roroint nf 1e 4e 4 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 61 CWP No 1023 of2011 5 to be notifiedbythe Commissionsenda crossedBank Draft 1 drawn in favourof PunjabPublic ServiceCommissionpayable at Patiala on account of examinationfee as flxedbythe Commission Provided that a Govt senlant holding 1 a ministerial under the PunjabGovt including Courts who has not less continuousserviceundertheGovt on thelast datejedby 4 1 tr the submission shall be eligibletoappear tn the examinationif he possessesat least a Bachelors degreeof a 0 1a 40 recognized university in Arts Science or Commerce and has not attained I the ageofthirtyeightyears subject to theconditionthathe hasnot availed C5 havealreadyavailed I Ofin any othercapacity Z Note Anypersonwho is eligible as Govt servant under m this rule and wishes to appear lTl the examinationshall submit his C in theprescribed formthrough the Head of his oBIceto the to the Commission 13eA 11 A main examination the of Z 1 which are containedin Appendix III of theserules shall be held at any CO placein theSUUeofPunjab as and whennotuledbytheGovt through the Commissionfor the purpose of selection by of as many wno Z theservice as Govt maydetermine Cla 29 Notice of the da fixedfor the maln examinationshall bepublished in thePunjabGovt Gazette 1 31 No candidate shall be allowed to sit in the main exarnon unless he has qualifledthe preliminary examinationin termsoftheprovisionofrule12 e 41 The total number of candidatesto be admittedto the maln examination shall not exceedthirteen times the total number determinedbythe Govt under subrule 31 The Commission also issued brochurefor PunjabState Civil Service Combined Examination 2009 The brochurecontains entireinformation in respectto the numberofvacancies break up theconditions relating to preliminary and main examination 4 ae 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 62 CWP No 1023of2011 andotherdetails theexamination centres etc As per the brochure 1 the preliminary examination consist of two papers in the following mannerl 44 PRELIMINARY PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION S94 1 The examinationwill consistof 1 1 two papersof type nultiplechoice and cany a maximumof450 marksin thesubject as under N 0 0 PaperI General Studies 150marks C9 I PaperII Onesubject to be 300marks Z selectedfrom thelist ofoptional subject givenbelow Totall 450marks 0 Those who are qualifiedin the 1 Z examination are entitledto applyfor admissionto the maln OO examination m3 Z All the appliedfor examinationin Ll to the aforementionedadvertisement Petitionersin thesepetitions 9 belongto ScheduledCastes Backward Classes and Freedom Fighter categones r The fact remains that all the belongto one orthe C2 otherreservedcategoryTheywere issuedadmitcardandroll numbersfor in the preliminaly examinationwhich was heldon 19122010 The Commission issued list of the successfulcandidatesof examination The list comprises of shortlistedcandidatesfor the main examinationcategorywise like general ScheduledCastes Backward Castes etc Even though the list is roll numberwise however everylist contains W 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 63 CWP No1023of2011 7 categoryWise cut off markssecuredby the candidatesin the 1 examination The detailsof categorywise cut off marksfor eachcategory are in thefollowing manner GENERAL CATEGORY 11 TOTAL CANDIDATES1106 CUT OFF MARKS2900017 4 m ESM PUNJAB CATEGORY O21 TOTAL CANDIDATES119 CUT OFF MARKS680456 0 LDESM PUNJAB CATEGORY 031 1 0 TOTAL CANDIDATES8 CUT OFF MARKS2030578 Z C5 FREEDOM FIGHTERS PUNJAB CATEGORY 041 TOTAL CANDIDATES14 CUT OFF MARKS3050050 SPORTS PERSONS PUNJAB CATEGORY 51 Z TOTAL CANDIDATES26 CUT OFF MARKS2260510 PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PUNJAB CATEGORY 0610 TOTAL CVDIDATES66 CUT OFF MARKS2233 I 4 C0 SC OTHERS PUNJAB CATEGOR771 Z 1 TOTAL CITDIDATES249 CUT OFF MARKS2760023 m SC ESM PUNJAB CATEGORY 81 TOTAL CANDIDATES12 CUTT OFF MARKS680456 m7 Z Sc PUNJAB CATEGORY r 801 TOTAL CANDIDATES CUTT OFF MARKS211155 BlM SIKH PJNJAB CATEGR811 TOTAL CANDIDATES236 CUT OFF MARKS231e117 BlM SIKH PEJNJAB CATEGOR821 TOTAL CtUTDIDATES1 CUT OFF MARKS880591 Ic BlM SIKH SPORTS PERSON PUNJAB CATEGOR841 TOTAL CANDIDATES2 CUT OFF MARK2300923 BC PUNJAB CATEGORY 851 TOTAL CANDIDATES317 CUT OFF MARKS2250017 BC ESM PUNJAB CATEGOR861 TOTAL CANDIDATES12 CUT OFF MARKS680456 A W 1 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 64 CWP No 1023of2011 m 1 Petitioners whobelong to differentreserved havenot 1 beenshortlistedfor themain examinationhaving securedmarksless than the cut off marks 111their respective however some of the havesecuredmarksmore thanthelastquali8ed candidatesin the category It is also to note that in most of the reserved V m theshortlistedcandidateshavesecuredmore marksthan the last 0 shortlistedin the categoryIn view of this factual the 1 0 have this Court a directionfor shiftingthe C 9 reservedcategorycandidates who have securedmore marks than the I shortlisted in general categoryto general category on thebasisof Z their merit andresultantslotsin reservedlist be filled from reserved r candidatesnext in themerit on thebasisof test The I prayer made in some of the writ petitions is also to redraw themerit list in Z accordancewith the in case of Indra Sawhney Vs OO UnionofIndia as 1992Supple31SCC 217 andIKe Sabharwal W2 andothersVse State ofPuniab reported as 1995121 RSJ 8950 Z Thestand of the Commission and the 1S 0m identical It is statedthatas per thePunjab StateCivil Service byCombined Examinationules 2009 read with Punjab Civil Service Executive Rules 1976 Rule the totalnumberof candidatesto be to the main examinationcannot t exceed 13 timesthe total number of vacancies determinedby the Govt undersub rule l Rule 134 41relied upon by the readsas underl 11 W Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 CWP No 1023of2011 9 tr The total numberof candidatesto be admittedto the main exalon shall not exceedthirteentimesthetotalnumberof vacancies determinedbythegovt undersubmrule 32 It is contendedthatthereis no provisionunder the rules or instructionswhich inter alia requires a reserved category candidatewho secures more marksthanthegeneralcategorycandidateis to 4 1 be treated as generalcategorycandidatefor purposes of as 0 9i prelude to main examination have rther relied 0 1 upon the instructionsdated30 12 1996 which prohibits conversionfrom i C5 1 I one categoryto another It is stated that the candidates are 1 required to be shortlistedup to thirteer131 timesthe numberof vacancies Z 111their own categoryand no candidatecan be shifledfrom one categoryto r another includingfrom reserved to generalcategoryfor purposes of I for main examination It is also the standof the Z Statethat reservation is providedunder thebackwardclasses 00 in ServiceslAct 2006 and thereis no provisionin the said Act whereunder 2 a reserved categorycandidatewho secures more rnarksthan the general Z can betreatedas general categorycandidate It is also the standof the thatthe candidateswho applied undera panicular category are requiredto appear in the rnain examination and viva voce test in the samecategoryin which theyhadapplied The State of Punjab has enacted the PunjabScheduledCastes 1 and Backward Classes Reservation in servicesl Act 2006 This Act is applicable to all bya direct recruitment bypromotion or by a transfer Section 4 provides thepercentage ofreservationfor eachcategory 4S 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 66 CWP No1023of2011 10 andreadsas under 4 Perce of Reservan While making appolntments in servicebyanyofthemethodsprovidedunder anyService Rules reservationshall be madeforthemembersoftheScheduledCastes andBackwardClassesin thesenlicesunderall the 21 The percentageof reservation for fillingup the a vacancles by direct recruitmentor bytransferin GroupAl GroupB GroupC and GroupD services shall be twentve per cent for 0 ScheduledCastesandtwelveper centfor l BackwardClasses 0 3 The percentageof reservationfor j7llingup the 9 vacancles bypromotionbyScheduledCastesin Group 1 A and Group 1 1 I servicesshall befourteen per cent 49 Thepercentage up thevacancies Z bypromotionbyScheduledCastesin GroupC and GroupD services 0 shall be twentyper cent Fiy per cent ofthevacanciesofthequota I ScheduledCastes lTl direct recruitmentshall be 0Hered to Balmikis and Z Mazhbi Sikhs if available as a rst from amongstthe ScheduledCastes OQ 6 ReservationshaUbe byreserving vacancies ew0 by means of a runningroster beprescribed till thepercentageof Z as may reservation as specifled in subesections and are Ll 79 ResenIationshall be applicable to vacancies to beIilled On ad hoc basis short term vacancies work charged establishmentdaily P wagestaffandthe on contract basis 8 Reservation shall also be to proforma promotionand bytransr 31 1 Section 7 deals with the deereservationof the reserved I vacancies and readsas under 4 Devreservationofresenledvacancl9 Thereshall be no de reservation of any reservedvacancyby anyappointingauthority in any establishment which ts to be fllled up by direct recruitment or by promotion In case a qualifiedor eligibleScheduledCastes or Backward Clnssos rnndidntP ns thp rncP mnv hP is nnt nvnilnhlp tn Oll un surh 1 44 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 67 ll CWPNo 10230f2011 11 vacancyin thatsituationsuchvacancyshallremain unlled 2 containedin subsection if in thepublicinterest it is deemednecessary to flll up any vacancy referred to in that subsection the shall referthe vacancy to the of WelfareofScheduledCastesandBachward Classesfor demreservation Uponsuch the of Welfe ofScheduledCastes and BackwardClassesmay if it is satisfled V thatit is necessaryor so to do byorderin writingdeereservethe vacancysubject to theconditionthatthevacancy so deesenled shall be 0 M U against a unresenledvac4y Pl 1 5 Contention on behalf of the is that the reservation I policyof the Stateis to be applied in accordancewith the of the Z ReservationAct Govt Instructionsissued from time to time and the m of theHonble ApexCourt In case as 1992Supple C SCC 217 titled as Indra SawhneyVse Union of India the Honble t Court observedas under Z 811 In this connection it is well to rememberOuu the 00 reservationsunder Article 149 do not operatelike a comal 7 reservation It may well en that some members to say Z ScheduledCastesget selectedin theopen on thebasisof L1 their own meritl theywill not be countedagainstthe quotaresenledfor ScheduledCastesl theywill be treatedas open candidates 31 In a ConstitutionBench in case ofReKe Sabharwal Vs State ofPunjab19921 SCT 646 The Honble Supreme Court hasfurtherobservedas underl rl Whena percente of reservation is fued in respectof a particularcadre and the roster indicatesthe resenle pointsit has to be taken that thepostsshown at the reserve pointsare to be ftlledfrom the members ofresenlecategories and thecandidates belonging to the generalcategoryare not entitledto be consideredfor the reserve posts On the otherhand the reserve categolycandidas can compete Pm Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 68 CWP No 1023of2011 e12 for the nonereserve posts andin theevent oftheir to thesaid 356poststheir numbercannot be added andtakeninto working out thepercentage Anicle l4f theConstitution of India permitsthe State Government to makeany provisionfor the reservation or postsinfavourofanybackwardclass of citizenwhich in theopinionof theStateis not ln the Services under theState It is therefe incumbenton the State V U lY lo reach a conclusionthat the backwardclasslclassesfor whichthe reservation is made is not in the State 9 0 0 Services While doingso the State Governmentmay take the total X of a particularbackwardclass and its in the C9 State ServicesWhen the State Governmentar doingthenecessary makesthe reservation andprovides theextent ofpercentageof exerClSe Z posts to be resenledfor thesaid backwardclassthen thepercentage has to befollowedstrictly The prescribed percentagect be varied or simplybecausesome of the membersofthebackwardclass have Ct been against thegeneral seats As mentioned I t above the rosterpointwhichis reservedfor a backwardclass h to be Z jiIledbyway of ofthememberofthesaid class CO No categorycandidatecan be against a slot in the rosterwhichis resenledfthebackwardclass Thefactthat consirable IVmo Z numberof membersof a backwardclass havebeen seatsin the StateServicesmaybe a the tl agalnst StateGovernmentto reviewthe the said class but so longas the providingcertaln e percentage thebackwardclassesare thesame have to be Despit any number of to the backwardclassesagait thegeneral categorypoststhe given percentagehas to beprovided in addition 33 C HonbleSupremeCourt againconsideredthe questionof ofthe reservationin caseofRitesh Re Sah Vse Dre YLe Yamul reported as SCC253 md followedthe above view however this 18144 r 9 6 1 7l eS 5276495691 1 1 jl1 00 nl 2 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 69 CWP Noe1023of2011 e13 Vse State 6f and others reported as 2010 SCC 136 the Honble Court the principleof merit of the reserved categorycandidatesobserved as under 11 It was arguedbyMr Patwaliaandin our opinionrightly SO that if an exeservlceman candidatescoredhighenough marksentitling him to be selected the Exesenlicemen enerao 4 1 ln categorysuch candidatesoughtto be selectedin the said categoryinstead of selecting 0 them in theExservicemenBC649 or BC3 categories 7 W U In case of Jitender Kumar Singh 1 and another Vs State of r C9 UePe And others as 2010 31SCC 119 Honble Court I was againexamining the whetherreservedcategorycandidate Z can be selectedagainstthegeneralcategory post on more marks thanthelast candidatein thegeneralcategoryIn para33 of the I Honble Courtnoticedtheissueinvolved whichreadsas underl t0 Z rr 33 The core the writ petitions e tssue tn Was with regardto lling Up the General Category postsby candidates to the CO resenled categorycandidateson their obtaining more marks than thelast e Z candidatein theGeneralCategory 33 11 ThiSquestion hasbeenansweredas under 4e From theaboveit becomesqui apparentthattherelaxation ln age limit is merelyto enablewith the generalcategorycandidate all Otherthingsbeingequal The Statehas not treated therelaxationin age l andfee C candidatein theselectiontest ie Main WrittenTestfollowed byInterviewe suchrelaxationcannot deprive a reservedcategorycandidateof therightto be consideredasa generalcategorycandidateon the basis of merit in the examination 33 Based upon these leamedcounsel for the petitionershavesubmittedthatreservedcategorycandidatescannot be putto positionEven bysecuring more marksthan the 44 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 70 1 CWP No 1023of2011 ee14 e 0 generalcategorycandidatestheyhavebeenretainedin reservedcategory 1 and thusdeprived thereservedcategorycandidatesnext in themerit oftheir right in themain examinationIt is arguedthatall thosereservedcategory candidateswhohavequalified on the basisoftheir own meritare to be treatedas general candidatesfor 4 1 purposesof allowingthe benefit of reservationto other 0 reservedcategorycandidateswho are next in the merit in the relevant Il 0 Z categoryIt is contendedthatthebenefitof reservation1Sto be granted to C5 the deprived classesof the societywho byvirtue of their are I unable to play a level game with others however by not treating the Z meritoriousreserved categorycandidatesamongsthe generalcategory e2 0 candidatesthe benefltof reservation does not percolate to the I reservedcategorycandidates Z Apartfrom above have also relied upon Govt 00 Instructionsdated 1071995 wherein following have been mw made Z 41 i9 While the percenle of reservation as ll prescribedin Govt Instructionsfromtime to time the olcialsloicers on basis to reserve will be thenumberofresenle working in theparticular cadre 21 These Govt Instructionshavealso been followed by another 9 Govt Instructionsdated3021996 whereby quantumof reservation for Backward Classesin the State Services has been fixed This notiOcation irther providesthat wherethe regularnumberof ScheduledCastes Ex serviceman candidatesare not available the earmarkedvacanciesfor this category would first go to ScheduledCastesand in case no Scheduled 4e 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 71 CWP No10230f2011 5e Castescandidates are available thesewill be givento the Exmserviceman t 1 categorycandidatesIt is argued thatenough number of ScheduledCastes Exserviceman being not available the vacancles would go to Scheduledcastes candidatesat the first instanceand if ScheduledCastescandidatesare also not availablethenthesevacancieswill 4 1 0 goto categorycandidates 0 MrC Arora one ofthe counsel for the M 0 X hashlrtherargued thatthevery objectof shifting themeritoriousreserved 1 45 candidatesto thegeneral categorypoolis not to allow any bene6t I to any individualbut to grantbenefitof reservationto a classof the society Z who has sufferedand is to be providedequal with the none Cl reservedcategories I The State on its parthas and opposed the Cl Z contention of the Mr Puneet GuptaleamedAddl AG and CQ Ms Anu Pal AAG Punjabwhile referring to the PunjabCivil Service 7 Executive BranchlClasseIl Rules 1976havesubmittedthat Z examinationhasbeenconductedstrictlyin accordancewith themandateof tl the rules The rules of the reservationpolicyat the stageof preliminary examination to the limited extent According to Mr Guptaevery reserved categorycandidate has been sufficientlyprovided to competefor main examination and 13 times candidatesfrom each reserved categoryhave been shortlistedand declaredqualifiedfor 4c in the main examination It is contended that the preliminary examination per se 1S not a process of selectionbut only a prelude to lllitiatlOIl of selection process The shortlistingthroughthe mode of examinationis onlya qualifying examinationandthe suict rules 4e Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 72 a CWP No1023of2011 6m of reservationhaveno at thestageof examination The 81rthercontentionof the 5uuvxG lS thatwhile providing benefitto 1 the reserved the concept p8f administrativeefficiency cannotbe sacriSced A balanceisto be maintainedbetweenthe reservationandthe administrativeefficiency which is thehallmarkof everyservice 4 j the administrativeservices of a Statewhich is consideredto be a premier 0 Referring to the observationsmade in Indra RIC Ol servlcee 0 I Sabharwaland M Nagrajscases it is argued that while the C5 reservationadministrativeefficiency hasalso to be I It is 81rthercontended thata balancehas to be struck between Z the claimsof the reserved andthe maintenanceof efficiency of 2 administration under Article 335 ofthe ConstitutionofIndia I Reservation to provideequal to the deprived Z 1 and classesemanates from Anicle 16 of 01 the Constitutionof India whereasArticle 335 requires theconsiderationof aw the claims of Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes with the 2 0 malntenance of efficiency of administration The constitutionalscheme Ila itself requiresproviding to the classes of the societyto enablethem to competewith otherswho are consideredto be better placedwith in the societyand at the sametime needs j administrative efficiency It is in this context that the principleof C reservation what is called in legal as the discrimination is to be viewed The purposeand scopeofArticle 16 has beenconsideredbythe Honble ApexCourtin a number right from the case ofRailwayGeMeVse Rangacharireported as 96212 SCR 586to Vse Union ofIndia and others reported as 20061 8 ee 5 Singh Gagan Preet 2014.07.01 15: 36 TRUE SCANNED COPY OF ORIGINAL PHHC CHANDIGARH JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 16:25 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 73 4b CWP No 1023of2011 17 SCC 212 and even in some by Honble 9 Court in depthIt hasbeenheld thatArticle 1649is an enabling provision It is in this context that in Indra case supra9Honble Court hasobservedas underl 156 A programme maysacrijlce merit but does 4 1 not ln any way sacriflcecompetence becausethe underArticle L 141 haveto possess therequisite basic and eligibility and 0 91 have to competeamong themselvesthoughnot with the mainstream 0 candidateSe 33 I C5 Maintenanceof eftlciency in public is as relevant and as providing reservationto the classesas Z has been noticed by the Honble Court in Indra case supralwhich is hereunderl I 505It is necessaryin this connection to pointout that not Z onlygivingproportional to the backward classes and S CslS Ts However it cannot be disputed that whether it is the Qo ofSCslSTs or otherbackwardclasses bothare to bemade e7 withthemaintenanceoftheeicienlyin adnistration Since Z the resenlations under both the articles include also the Il givingof concesslons ln marks etc it is to presume that the beingaware ofthelevelofbackwarnessdid envlsagethatthe in the ofthebackwardclasses cannot be madeup lnone generation with themaintenanceof efficiency in the administration In fact as pointedout earlier if the backwardclassescanprovide up thepostsin allelds and at all levelsof