CWP No.10309 of 2011 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.10309 of 2011 Date of decision: June 8, 2011. Gurmej Singh ... Petitioner(s) v. Punjab Public Service Commission ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Shri J.S. Bhandohal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Shri Jaspreet Singh, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondent. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that a writ in the nature of certiorari be issued and the action of the respondents, to declare the petitioner ineligible, be quashed. Counsel for the petitioner has relied upon a Division Bench judgment rendered by this Court in LPA No.174 of 2010, to contend that if a mistake has been committed while filling up the Code, the same can be rectified. This Court while issuing notice of motion on June 02, 2011 had observed as under:- “It is contended that the petitioner had applied under the Mazhabi Sikh category for the Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination. He was by inadvertent CWP No.10309 of 2011 -: 2 :- mistake declared as passed in the preliminary examination under the category for Scheduled Caste and is now being denied to sit in the main examination under the category of Mazhabi Sikhs. Notice of motion to Punjab Public Service Commission. Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondent and prays for time to seek instructions. Adjourned to 08.06.2011.” Counsel for the petitioner submits that a writ petition, viz, CWP No.9815 of 2011 (Gurinder Singh v. PPSC), raising a controversy akin to one raised in the present writ petition was decided by a Coordinate Bench (Permohd Kohli,J) on May 31, 2011. The order passed in the above said writ petition reads as hereunder:- “Petitioner belongs to category of Balmiki and also applied under the same category, annexing his category certificate. However, due to inadvertent mistake he has mentioned the code No.77 instead of 81. Learned Counsel for the State has examined record of the application filed by the petitioner, there is an apparent error due to inadvertent mistake. In view of the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent to rectify the error and petitioner be treated as Scheduled Caste candidate under Scheduled Caste Balmiki Sikh category.” After hearing Counsel for the parties, the respondents are directed to rectify the error and treat the petitioner as a Scheduled Caste candidate falling under the Scheduled Caste Mazhabi Sikh category. Disposed of. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] June 8, 2011. Judge kadyan