54 i 4 e 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 4 1 b ll CWP No10230f2011 Date ofDecisionl 362011 ParamveerSinghandothers ePetitioners Versus I PunjabPublic Senlice Commissionc others 2 CWPN05280f2011 r 1 Simar Preet Kaur aPetitioner r Versus 1 0 PunjabPublic SenriceCommission Respondent C0 3 CWP Nof0480f2011 I 0 Gur Jai Pal Singh Petitioner I Versus Punjab Public ServiceCossion another aespondents Z e51 CWP No23 of201108M1 1 r SukhpalSingh mePetitioner Ct Versus I 4 Public ServiceCommission8canother Respondents C1 t 1 CWP No2435 of2011 1 1 GursharanSingh ePetitioner CO Versus 1 7 Z PunjabPublic ServiceCommission8 another 6 CWP No436of2011 iarnek Singh8 another Petitioners 1 Versus PunjabPublic ServiceCommission 8 another 4espondents 7J CWP No2507 of2011 Maninder PartapSingh eePetitioner e 1 Versus PunjabPublic ServiceCommission8 another espondents 8 CWP N02553 of2011 Karamvir Singh ewPetitioner 1 Versus PunjabPublic ServiceCommission8canother Respondents r ll 1 ep ee Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 7 1 1 V 1 55 1 el e 55 4 1 CWP No023 of2011 2 5 1 9 CWP No666 of2011 1 Manpreet Kaur 8cothers Petitioners 4 Y 1 1 11 Versus PunjabPublic ServiceCommission Sr others Respondents 1 1 10 CWP No2688 of2011 Railinder Kaur e4etitioner t Versus 4 1 PunjabPublic Service Commission c another 3 11 CWP No2735 of2011 0 b J 0 Singh eePetitioner I Versus t5 PunjabPublic Service Commission 8zanother Respondents 12 CWP NoA682 of2011 2 KamaljitSingh8eanother Petitioners V Versus Punjab Public ServiceCission 8canother Respondents C1 I 13 CWP N6522 of2011 ManpreetSingh ePetitioner zl 1 Versus c1 t PunjabPublic ServiceCission others Respondents 4t CORAM HONBLE MRJUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI 7 1 z1 1 Presentl Mr PawanKumar Sr Advocatewith Mr Saquib Ali Khan Advocate Ll Mr JagdeepSinghMr HC Arora Mr S1 Chander Shekhar Mr Glll Malik Mr Harsh Aggarwal Mr PS 4 Khurana Mr BS Sewak Mr GL BajajMs JyotiSarin Mr GunnohanSinghMr H Arora Advocatesfor the 4 Mr PuneetGuptaAddl AG Punjab nww Ms Anu Pal AG Punjab 1 4 11t PERMOD KOHLIJ ORALI Facedwith the common factualpremises and questions of law 1 all thesepetitionsare beingdisposedofbythis common order In view of the common questionsreplies81edby the Stateof 1 Punjab and PunjabPublic ServiceCommission in CWP No 1023of2011 ep 4 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document P 56 b 71 CWP No 1023of2011 3 havealso beentreatedas common repliesin all thesewrit petitions ThePunjabPublic Service Commission lereinaRer referredto as the Cossionl lee nol issued an advertisementdated 1 2612009 inviting for fillingup of 143 poststhrough Punjab Civil Services Combined Examination 2009 Initially143 4 1 r postswere advertisedhowever bya dated21122009 issued 0 bythe Commission postsof Excise Taxation Officers were increased 1 0 from 37 to 74 distributedin various Thus the total numberof I C5 seats brought within the purviewof aforementionedexamination came to I 14 180 Z to PunjabCivil Services Executive BranchllS t 2 0 bythe statutoryrules ed underprovisoto Anicle 309 namely I PunjabCivil Services Executive BranchlClass Rules 1976 Rule 7 6 Z dealswith the to the serviceand readsas under 1 S1 7 to the Service shall be made in manner 01 4 hereinprovidedfrom amongstaccepted candidateswhose names havebeen 7 Z dulyentered in accordancewith these rules in the Registersof candidatesto be maintainedunder theserules 33 Rule 8 dealswith theRegisters to be maintainedUnder Rule 8 as many as tle types are to be maintained RegisterAml Ae2 A and C deal with the to the servicefrom the in service candidatesfrom various feeding services of the Stateof Punjabwhereas 1 RegisterB deals with the direct recruitment on the basis of main examination Rule 84I readsas under1 8 ThefollowingRegistersof accepted candidates shall be maintainedbythe to Govt Punjabnamel 4 RegisterB in which shall be enteredthe name ofpersons i accepted as candidatesas a result ofthemain competitive examination 44 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document r 57 4 CWP No 1023of2011 4 and 32 1 Rule 14 deals with the inclusion of thequaliedcandidatesin 1 themain examinationin RegisterB subject to theprovisions of 4 Rules 13 and 130A Rules 12 and 13 deal with the conduct of the examination and admissionof candidatesto the 4 1 examination whereasRule 134 deals l with the main examination to be held for selection of 1 0 C40 candidates These rulesare hereunderl C5 rl I 2 01 A emmination the I OfWhich are containedin AppendixII of theserulcs shall be held at any placein the StateofPunjabas and when notilledbythe Govt Z 1 1 t through the Commissionf0r thepurpose of selection of candidatesfor Q1 admissionto the main examinationas speciedin rule 13 2 Notice of thedatefuedfor thepreliminary 6 examinationshall bepublished in thePunjabGovt Gazette C3 V Z 13 for permissionto sit in the 4 preliminarycompetitive examinationwill be called bythe Comssion and oo shall be madein the mmner andformprescribed and bysuch eam documentsor papersas maybe requiredbythe Commissionin this behalf Z 2 No person shall be allowed to appear in the m examination 1 al who has not attained theage oftwentyone years or who will have attainedthe age oftwenty sevenyears on the last datefuedbythe submission Provided that the upperage Iimit may be relaxed by theGovt C 1 fromtime to time that in the case ofacandidatewho belongs to ScheduledCastesor BackwardClassesthe upperage limit shall be such as mayfromtime to time beued bytheGovt in respectofenhyinto servtce undertheStateofpersons to suchcastes or classes bl who doesnotpossess at least a bachelorsdegreeof a 1 university in Arts Scienceor Commerce and rJ whn dnps nnf hv thp rlnsino dntp fnr rproint nf e 1 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 58 b 4Vf CWP No023 of2011 8 to be notijledbythe Cossion send a crossed Bank Draft drawn in favourof SecretaryPunjabPublic Service Commissionpayable at Patiala on account of nonaundable examinationfee as fuedby the Commission 1 4 Provided that a Govt servant holdinga ministerial under the PunjabGovt including Courts who has not less continuousservice under the Govt on thelast by 4 e the Commissionfor submissionof shall be eligibleto appear ln the examination if he possesses at least a Bachelors degreeof a 1 0 0 universityin Arts Science or Commerceand has not attained I theage ofthirtyeightyears subjectto the condition thathe has not availed C5 of threechances in addition to thosewhich he mighthave alreadyavailed I ofin any other capacity Z Note Anypersonwho is eligibleas Govt servant under t m this rule and wishes to appear ln the examination shall submit his l in the form through the Head qf his of8ceto lhe I Secretary to the Commission C3 134 A main exmnation the of Z 1 which are containedin Appendix III of theserules shall be hd at my r placein the State ofPunjabas and when notifledbythe Govt throughthe 4 Commission for the purpose of selection by of as many a Z theserviceas Govt maydetermine C1 2 Notice of the date flxedfor the maln examinationshall bepublished in thePunjabGovt Gazette i 3 No candidate shall be allowed to sit in the main examination unless he has qualifiedthe preliminary competitive examinationin termsoftheprovisionofrule12 eVP 41 The total numberof candidates to be admitted to the 1 maln competithleexamination shall not exceed thirteen times the total numberofvacancies determinedbythe Govt unciersub rule 33 The Commissionalso issued brochurefor PunjabStateCivil Service Combined Examination 2009 The brochurecontains entireinformationin respectto thenumberofvacancies break 1 up the conditionsrelating to preliminaly and main examination ee Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 59 b9 141 CWP No023 of2011 6 andother detailsregarding the examinationcentres etc As per thebrochure 1 1 the examination consist of two papers in the following mannerl 1 C4 PRELIMlNARY PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMBINED COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION j 1 The examinationwill consist of 1 two papers of type nultiplechoice and cany a rnaximumof450 marksin thesubject as underl 1p 0 0 PaperI Cmeral Studies 150marks C45 I PaperII One subject to be 300marks Z selectedfrom the Iist 5r ofoptional subject givenbelow 1 C4 Cr Totall 450marks I Those who are qualifledin the e Z Cr examinationare entitled to applyfor admission to the main competitive OO 1 examination 7 Z All the petitionersappliedfor examination in response to the aforementioned advertisement Petitionersin thesepetitions 4 belongto ScheduledCastes Backward Classes and Freedom Fighter categoneSe The fact remainsthat all the belongto one or the q 1 other reservedcategoryTheywere issuedadmitcard androll numbersfor in thepreliminary examinationwhich was held on 19122010 The Commission issuedlist of the successfulcandidatesof examination The list comprises of shortlistedcandidates for the main examinationcategorywiselike general ScheduledCastesBackward Castes etc Eventhoughthelist is roll numberwise however everylist contains e4 9 l Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 60 9 91 CWP No10230f2011 e7 off marks securedby the candidatesin the preliminary 1 categorywise cut examination The detailsof categorywise cut off marks for each category arein the following mannerl r GENERAL CATEGORY 011 TOTAL CUNDIDATES1106 CUT OFF MARKS290017 1 ESM PUNJAB CATEGORY 021 TOTAL CANDUOATES119 CUT OFF MARKS680456 1 0 LDESM PUNJAB CATEGOR731 C TOTAL CANDLDATES8 CUT OFF MARKS2030578 I C5 FREEDOM FIGHTERS PUNJAB CATEGORY 41 TOTAL CANDIDATES14 CUT OFF MARKS3050050 I SPORTS PERSONS PUNJAB CATEGORY 51 Z TOTAL CANDATES26 CUT OFF MARKS2260510 J r PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PUNJAB CATEGORY r 17OTAL CANDIDATES6 CUT OFF RKS223063 I l0 SC OTHERS PUNJAB CATEGORY 071 Z 1 TOTAL CANDIDATES249 CUT OFF MARKS276e023 QO SC ESM PAB CATEGORY O81 c TOTAL CANDIDATES12 CUTT OFF MARKS68A56 7 Z SC OTHEISPORTSPERSONSI PUNJAB CATEGORY 801 TOTAL CANDIDATES CUTT OFF MARKS2110155 1 BlM SIKH PUNJAB CATEGOR811 TOTAL CANDIDATES236 CUT OFF MARKS2310117 BlM SIKH PUNJAB CATEGOR821 TOTAL CANDIDATES1 CUT OFF MARKS880591 e 1 BlM S SPORTS PERSON PUNJAB CATEGOR841 TOTAL CUVDIDATES2 CUT OFF MARKS300923 BC PUNJAB CATEGORY 851 TOTAL CANDLDATES17 CUT OFF MARK225Ol7 1 BC ESM PUNJAB CATEGOR861 TOTAL CANIDATES12 CUT OFF MARKS8A56 e14 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 61 99 CWP No1023of2011 8 Petitioners who belong to differentreserved havenot 1 beenshortlistedfor the main examinationhavingsecured marks less than 1 the cut off marks in their respective however some of the 1 1 have securedmarksmore thanthe last candidatesin the generalcategory It is also pertinent to note that in most of the reserved 1 w the shortlistedcandidateshavesecuredmore marksthan the last 0 shortlistedin the generalcategory In Vlew of this factual the t 0 have this Court seeking a direction for shiing the I 0 reservedcategorycandidates who have secured more marks than the I Ct shortlisted candidatesin general categoryto generalcategory on the basisof Z their higher merit and resultantslotsin reservedlist be 811edfrom reserved 0 candidatesnext in the merit on the basis of test The I 4 prayer made in some of the writ petitions is also to redraw the merit list in t3 Z accordancewith themandate in case ofIndra Sawhney Vse CO Union ofIndia reported as 1992Supple31SCC 217 andReK Sabharwal vm and others Vs StateofPuniab reportedas 1995121RSJ 8950 Z The stand of the Commission and the 1S ll identical It is statedthat as per thePunjabStateCivil Service 1 byCombined Rules 2009readwith PunjabCivil Service4Executive Rules 1976 0lle 13eA41thetotalnumberof candidates to be admittedto the main competitiveexamination cannot 1 a exceed 13 times the total numberof vacancies determinedby the Govt under sub rule 1 Rule 1341 41relied uponby the reads as underl 1 40 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 62 4 CWPNo 10230f2011 9 Il The total numberof candidates to be tted lo the main 1 examinationsholl not exceedthirteentimesthe total numberof 1 vacanciesdeterminedbythegovt under submrule 1P It is contendedthat thereis no provisionunder 1 4 the rules or instructions which inter alia requires a reserved category candidatewho secures more marksthan thegeneralcategotycandidate is to 1 be treated as generalcategorycandidatefor purposes of shonlisting as 1 0 preludeto main examination have further relied 0 I uponthe instnlctionsdated3021996 which prohibitsconversion from 45 I one to another It is accordinglystatedthat the candidatesare c required to be shortlistedup to thirteen 39times the numberof vacancies Z 111their own categoryand no candidatecan be shitledfrom one categoryto m C 4r another includingfrom reserved to generalcategoryfor purposes of 41 I for malll examination It is alsothe standof Ole t 1 Z Statethat reservationis providedunder the backward classes 4 00 in ServiceslAct 2006 and thereis no provisionin the said Act whereunder r a reserved categorycandidate who secures more marks than the general Z Cls category can betreatedas generalcategorycandidate It is also the standof 1 the that the candidateswho appliedundera panicularcategory are requiredto appear in the main examination and viva voce test in the samecategoryin which theyhad applied The Stateof Punjabhas enactedthe PunjabScheduledCastes 1 and BackwardClasses 2eservationin servicesl Act 2006 This Act is applicable to all bya directrecruitment bypromotion or by transfer Section4 provides thepercentage ofreservationfor eachcategory 14 44 1 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 63 4 4i CWP No1023of2011 10 1 and readsas underl 4 of Reservadon While making in service bycntyofthe methodsprovided ur a Service Rules reservation shall be madefor the membersof theScheduledCastes 1 e andBaclcward Classesin theservicesunderaIl theestablishments 21 The percentageof resenlation for lling up the 4 1 vacancleS bydirect recruitment or by transr in GroupA GroupB r GroupC and Group101 servlces shall be twentve per cent for 1 0 ScheduledCastesand twelveper centforBacward Classes 0 3 The percentageof reservation for lling up the Z C5 vacanctes bYpromotionbyScheduledCastes in GroupA and Group B I servicesshall cent 4t 4 Thepercentageofreservationlfiling up the vacancies Z r1 bypromotionby ScheduledCastes in GroupC and GroupD servICCS shall be twentypercent 5 Fiftyper cent of the vacanciesofthequotareservedfor 6 I ScheduledCastes in direct recruitment shall be 0Heredto Balmikis and 1 Z Mazhbi Sikhs if availaWe asa rst preferencefrom amongstthe ScheduledCastes OO 61 ReservaUon shall be byreservingvacaies bymes of a runningroster as may be till thepercentageof Z reservation as speciIied in subesections29 31and are ceted tl 7 Resenlation sholl be to vacancles to be lled 1 On ad hoc basis short term vacancies work chargedestablishmentdaily wagesstaand thestaengaged on contract basis 8 Reservation shall also be to profonna promotion and bytramfer 33 1 1 Section 7 deals with the deereservationof the reserved vacanciesand readsas under 14 Deeresenlation Thereshallbe no dee 1 reservation of any reserved vacancy by any appointingauthonty tn any establishmentwhich lS l0 be fllled up by direct recruitment or by promotion In case a qualifled or eligibleScheduledCastes or Backward rInssPs rnndidntp ns thp r00 mnv ho ir nnt nvnilnhlo tn 611lln rllrh eo 1 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 64 1 414 CWP No 1023of2011 11 vacanlyin that situation such vacancyshall remn ulled 1 21 containedin subesection t ln the publicinterest it is deemednecessary to ll up any vacancy referredto ln that subesection the appointingauthorityshall referthe 1 4 vacancy to the of WelfareofScheduledCastes and Backward Classesfor deereservation Uponsuch referencethe Departmentof Welfareof Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes may if it is satisfled e 1 that it is necessaryor expedient so to do byorder in writingdeereservethe subject to the conditionthat thevacancy so deereservedshall be 0 vacan 1 U carriedforward against a unreservedvacan 32 I C5 Contentionon behalf of the is that the reservation I policyof the Stateis to beapplied in accordancewith theprovisions of the er Z Reservation Act Govt Instructions issued from time to time and the of the Honble ApexCourt In case reported as 1992Supple31 SCC 217 titled as Indra SawhneyVse Union of India the Honble C Supreme Court observedas underl Z 1 811 In this connection it is well to remember that the r10 reservations under Article 141 do not operatelike a communal 17 reservation It may well happen that some tnonbers to say Z Scheduled Castesgetselectedin the open on the basis of r their own meritetheywill not be counted agait the quotareservedfor ScheduledCastes theywill betreatedas open candidates 1 21 1 In a ConstitutionBench in case of ReKe SabharwalVse StateofPunjab 1995 SCT 646e The Honble Supreme C Court hasfurtherobservedas under 1 44 When a percentageof reservation is xed in respectof a particularcadre and the roster indicatesthe reserve pointsit has to be takenthat theposts shown at the reserve pointsare to be fllledfrom amongst the membersofreserve categories and the candidates to the generalcategoryarc not entitledto be consideredfor the reserve posts On theother hand the reserve categorycandidas can compete 59 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 7 CWP No1023of2011 2e for the nonmreserve postsand in the event of their to the said t 356poststheir number cannot be added and taken into out thepercentaresenlation Article 14 oftheConstitution of India permitsthe State Government to make any provisionfor the 1 1 reservation of or postsinfavourofanybackwardclass of citizen which in the opinionof the State is not lll the Services under the State It is incumbent on the State 1 tZ Government to reachci conclusionthat the backward classlclassesfor which thereservationis madeis not in the State 1 0 0 Services While doingSo the State Government may take the total I of a particularbackward class and its in the C9 StateServices When lhe State Gov6mment ar doingthe necessary I exerclSC makesthe reservation andprovidesthe extent ofpercentageof Z poststo be reservedfor the said backward classthen thepercerltage has 1 to befollowedstrictly The prescribedpercentagecannot be varied or simplybecausesome of the membersof thebackwardclasshave I alreadybeen againstthegeneral seats As mentioned C above the roster pointwhich is reservedfor a backward class has to be Z 1 filled byway of of the memberofthe said class CO No generalcategorycandidateCaTl be appointedagainsta slot in the rosterwhich is reservedfor the backward closs Thefactthat considerable a Z number of membersof a bacAwardclass havebeen tl againstgeneralseats in the StateServicesmay be a relevantfactorfor the StateGovernmentto review the questionofcontinuing reservationfor the 1 said class but so long as the instructionslRules providingcertain percentage the bczckwardclassesare operae the same have to be followed Despitany number of to the backwardclassesagainstthegeneralcategorypoststhe 1 C givenpercentage has to beprovided in addition 31 Honble SupremeCourt againconsidered the questionof application ofthe reservationin case ofRitesh Rs Sah Vse Dre Yle Yamul Ar Ibl 41 reportedas 253 d followedttheoove ieui lIever this 1 1 was a case ofadmissionto course In case ofRavinderKumar Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 66 44 1 4t CWP Noe 1023of2011 3 1 Vs State of Haryanaand others reponed as 2010 51SCC 136 the 1 Honble SupremeCourt applyingthe principleof merit of the reserved category candidatesobservedas under I Il ll It was arguedbyMr Patwaliaandin our opinionHghtly SO that if an exaservlceman candidatescoredhighenoughmarksentitling 44 him to be selected in the Exmservicemen Generallcategory such m candidatesoughtto be selected in the said categoryinstead of selecting 1 themin theExservicemen BA1 or BC categories 13 0 0 In case of Jitender Kumar Singhand another Vse State of I C5 UPe And others reported as 2010 0I SCC 119 Honble SupremeCourt I was againexamining the controversy whether reservedcategorycandidate Z can be selectedagainstthe general categorypost on obtaining more marks 14 CC than the last candidatein thegeneral category In para33 ofthe 4r 6 Honble Supreme Court noticedthe issue involved vjhichreadsas underl 1 Z rl 33 The core issue the writ petitions with regardto tn WaS 4 filling up the General Categorypostsby candidates to the 00 reservedcategorycandidas on their obtni more marks than the iast 7 candidatein theGeneral 3 Z am This question hasbeenansweredas under 1 From the aboveit becomesquiteapparentthat the relaxation in age limit is merelyto ennblewith the generalcategorycandidate all other thingsbeingequal 7he State has not treatedthe relaxationin age andfeeas relon in thestandardfselection basedon themerit ofthe candidatein theselection test ie Main WrittenTestfollowed byInterview 1 C Therefore such reloxationct deprive a reservedcategorycandidateof the rightto be considered asa generalcategorycandidate on the basisof merit in the examination 33 Based upon these Ieamedcounselappearing for the havesubmittedthatreservedcategorycandidatescannot be putto positionEven bysecuring more marksthanthe 49 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 67 9 1l CWP No1023of2011 4 categorycandidatestheyhave been retained in reservedcategory t 1 andthusdeprived the reservedcategorycandidatesnext in the meritoftheir rightof in the main examination It is 1 that all thosereservedcategorycandidateswho have quali6ed on the basisoftheir own merit are to be treatedas generalcategorycandidatesfor 4 purposes of shortlistingallowingthe beneflt of reservationto other reservedcategorycandidateswho are next in the merit in the relevant 1 0 0 It is contendedthatthebeneOtof reservationis to be granted to 0 the deprived classesof the societyuiho by virtue of their deprivation are Cr unable to play a level game with others however by not treating the Z meritorious reserved categorycandidates amongstthe generalcategory 1 tr candidatesthe benefit of reservationdoes not percolate to the 6 I reservedcategorycandidates 0 Z Apartfrom above petitioners have also relied upon Govt A 00 Instructionsdated 107995 wherein followingprovisionshave been 4r 7 made Z 41 While the percentageof reservation as prescribed in Govt Instructionsfrom time to time the i on basis belongingto reserve categories will be thenumberofreservecategories working in theparticularcadre J1 These Govt Instructionshave also been followedby another 1 1 Govt Instructions dated301 2 1996 wherebyquantumof reservation for BackwardClasses in the StateServices has been fixed This notiScation Slrtherprovidestohatwhere the regularnumberof ScheduledCastes Exe 1 serviceman candidatesare not availablethe earmarkedvacancies for this would flrst go to ScheduledCastesandin case no Scheduled 4 64 1 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 68 C be 1 CWP No 1023 of2011 ee l 5e Castes candidatesare available these will be givento the Exaserviceman 1 generallcategorycandidates It is accordinglyarguedthatenoughnumber of Scheduled Castes Exeservicemanbeingnot available the vacancies 1 1 would go to Scheduledcastes candidates at the ftrst instance and i4 ScheduledCastescandidatesare also not availablethen thesevacancieswill d Q goto candidates 0 MrliC Arora one ofthe counselappearing for thepetitioners 1 0 has Alrtherarguedthat the very objectof shiRing the meritoriousreserved C5 candidates to thegeneralcategorypoolis not to allow any benefit I to any individual but to grantbenefit ofreservation to a class ofthe society Z who has suffered and is to be providedequal with the none 1 t reserved I The State on its parthasseriously and the Z contention of the petitionersMr Puneet Guptaleamed Addl AG and co M Anu Pal AAG Punjabwhile to the PunjabCivil Service 7 Executive BranchlClass4lRules 1976 have submiuedthat preliminary Z examinationhas been conductedstrictlyin accordancewith the mandateof tl the rules The rules envisageapplication of the reservationpolicyat the 1 stageof preliminary examlnauon to the limited extent According to Mr Guptaevery reserved categorycandidate has been provided to competefor main examinationand 13 timescandidatesfrom 1 each reserved categoiyhave been shortlistedand declaredqualiOedfor mee appeannglIl the main examination It is contendedthat the examination per se iS not a process of selection but only a preludeto initiation of selection process The through the mode of preliminary examinationis onlya qualifying examinationand the strict rules Q4 49 1 Anita 2014.06.21 12: 29 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document P 69 1 4 1 1 CWP No10230f2011 6e 1 of reservation have no application at the stageof examinatlOll The furthercontention of the1220 is that while providing benefitto 1 e the reserved the conceptof administrativeefOciency cannot be t 4 r sacriflced A balanceisto be maintainedbetweenthe reservationand the administrative which is the hallmarkof every service r the administrativeservicesof a Statewhich is consideredto be a premier 0 Referring the observations made in Indra SawhneyRK A service to 0 I Sabharwal and M Nagrajscases it is arguedthat while the C5 reservation administrativeefficiencyhasalso to be I It is furthercontendedthata balancehas to be struck between Z the claims of the reserved and the maintenanceof efficiencyof 1 administrationenvisaged under Anicle 335 ofthe ConstitutionofIndia I