C.W.P. No.14628 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.14628 of 2008 Decided on : 30-10-2008 Inderpreet Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM:-HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA. HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY. Present:- Mr. Tribhawan Singla, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ambica Luthra, A.A.G. Punjab. for respondent No.1. Mr. Amrit Paul, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr.Deepak Sibal, Advocate for respondents No.3 & 4. Ms. Anu Chatrath Kapur, Advocate for respondent No.5. HEMANT GUPTA, J The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court, claiming the admission in Computer Engineering under Sports Category. It is the case of the petitioner that the candidate lower in merit has been admitted against the Sports category, whereas the petitioner who has secured the Rank 6262, has been denied admission. In reply, it is the stand of the respondents that in fact, the petitioner has not appeared in the Office of Director, University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala, in terms of the Note in the Prospectus for claiming admission under the Sports quota. The said condition reads as under:- "The candidates seeking admission under sports quota should C.W.P. No.14628 of 2008 -2- report with all necessary original documents in the office of Director, University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala three days prior to the date fixed for counseling of Sports Category in the counseling schedule given in the information brochure, at 10.00 a.m. failing which they will not be considered under Sports Quota. The Policy of de-reservation of PTU adopted for central counseling will be followed." The counseling was scheduled to be held on 07.08.2008. Admittedly, the petitioner has not appeared three days before the counseling with his Sports Certificates before the Director. The appearance of the petitioner before the Director, University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, Patiala, three days before the counseling, was a necessary condition for admission against the Sports Category. Since the petitioner has not complied with such condition, therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to admission against Sports Category seats. In view of the above, we do not find any merit in the present petition. Dismissed. (Hemant Gupta) Judge 30th October 2008. (Daya Chaudhary) Monika Judge