IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.1249 of 2009 Date of decision: January 27, 2009 Ved Parkash Sehtiya ... Petitioner Versus Chairman, Haryana Public Service Commission & another ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present : Mr. Ved Parkash Sehtiya, petitioner-in-person. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? AJAY TEWARI, J.(Oral) The only averment made in this writ petition is that the prescription of maximum age of 40 years for Haryana Civil Services is unreasonable. The petitioner has argued that this is clear ex facie, since the maximum age limit which has been prescribed for the post of DSP is 27 years. It is the contention of the petitioner that this age limit has not been prescribed in the Constitution and that the prescription of age limit violates his right of equal opportunity. It has not been urged that the age prescribed is per se arbitrary. As mentioned above, the only argument is that an age limit is prescribed. In my opinion, this writ petition is based on extremely fallacious grounds. It cannot be gainsaid that the Government has the right to regulate employment to prescribe educational qualifications, desirable experience etc. The only limitation CWP No.1249 of 2009 -2- mandated by Article 16 is that the standards which are prescribed should be objective and should have a nexus with the object sought to be achieved. If the respondents have prescribed the maximum age limit of 40 years for eligibility of consideration for Haryana Civil Services, it cannot be said for instance, that the requirement that a person should have at least 18 years of service if he is selected, is unreasonable. By the logic put forward by the petitioner even a person who is 57 years old should be held entitled to be considered for a post for which the retirement age is 58 years. Consequently, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. January 27, 2009 (AJAY TEWARI) sonia JUDGE