C.W.P.No. 21464 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P.No. 21464 of 2010 Date of Decision:-11.07.2011 Davinder Singh Jossan Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM :HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI. Present: Mr. Ramandeep Singh Pandher, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Puneet Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Munish Kapila, Advocate, for respondent No.4. RITU BAHRI,J Respondent No.3 has issued an advertisement for 98 posts of Assistant District Attorneys in the Department of Prosecution and Litigation in the State of Punjab and these 98 posts were further bifurcated District wise and Ferozepur District had total 9 posts and there was one post for the reserved category of backward class. A combined merit list of all the categories belonging to the reserved category of Backward Class was prepared and the petitioner and respondent No.4 were called for interview and C.W.P.No. 21464 of 2010 2 respondent No.4 was selected after the final result and in the Backward Class category petitioner was placed at in the waiting list at serial No.3. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 had applied in the general category but he had been wrongly selected against reserved post of Backward Class. In the reply filed by respondent No.3, it is stated that respondent No.4 applied for the post of Assistant District Attorney ( on contract basis) in two categories i.e. General and Backward Class Category. During scrutiny of application forms, the General Category application of respondent No.4 (Annexure P_3) was rejected vide order Annexure R-1, the application form of respondent No. 4 was considered for the Backward Class Category. He has not be allowed to change his category in any manner as alleged in the petition. No ground to interfere. Dismissed. 11.07.2011 (RITU BAHRI) Anoop JUDGE