IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 15176 of 2010 Date of Decision: 22.09.2011 Sukhpal Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Monika Chibbar Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner competed for the post of Junior Draftsman (Civil) and his name figured at Sr. No. 37 in the selection list amongst the Backward class candidates. He being a successful candidate was called for counselling on 19.5.2010. Meanwhile, several representations were received by the authorities from the candidates higher in merit who for on one or the other reasons were deprived of appearing in the counselling held on 19.5.2010. On consideration of their representations, a fresh counselling was held and the final selection list dated 26.7.2010 (Annexure P-7) was issued wherein the petitioner's placement has gone down. The aggrieved petitioner has approached this Court. CWP No. 15176 of 2010 [2] Having heard learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the fact that no candidate lower in merit has been given appointment, I do not find any ground whatsoever to interfere with the revised merit list. Suffice it to observe that the petitioner got no indefeasible or legally vested right for inclusion of his name in the merit list. However, if a candidate lower in merit is offered appointment in future and/or the turn of the petitioner as per his own merit list comes, the respondents shall consider his claim for appointment in accordance with law/Rules. Dismissed. 22.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE