IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1927 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 04, 2010. Hardeep Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sandeep Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks quashing of the selection and consequential appointments of respondent Nos.3 to 9 on various posts of Class-IV category. The private respondents have been selected pursuant to the advertisement (Annexure P-6) and thereafter, they have been appointed on a consolidated salary. The principal contention raised on behalf of the petitioner is that though in the advertisement it was provided that the selection shall be made on the basis of interview, yet the Selecting Authority has held a `written test' which is contrary to the conditions stipulated in the C.W.P.No .1927 of 2010 (O&M) 2 advertisement (Annexure P-6). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, I do not find any merit in the above-stated contention. Firstly, nothing precludes the competent authority to adopt any uniform, fair and transparent criteria for short-listing the candidates. The written test is a well known method to be followed in a recruitment process to short-list the candidates. Secondly, the petitioner is estopped by his own act and conduct. He was an applicant who appeared in the written test without any murmuring and took a chance for his selection. Having failed in the test, he cannot be permitted to question the legality of the written test. The writ petition stands dismissed. 04-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE