IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 4928 of 2009 Date of Decision: 30.3.2009. Kuldeep Kaur --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) The petitioner has impugned the order dated 27.8.2008, whereby the claim of the petitioner for selection/appointment under the reserved category of Backward Caste (Female) has been rejected. It is admitted case of the petitioner that while making application for selection/appointment she applied under the General Category, though, a certificate of the Backward Caste was said to have been annexed with the application. However, the respondents have categorically stated that the application was obtained online and thus, there was no option for the petitioner to have annexed the Backward Caste certificate. The petitioner was considered under the General Category and was rejected being lower in merit in the General Category. The petitioner earlier filed CWP No. 11920 of 2007 which came to be disposed of vide order dated 18.7.2007 with a direction to the respondents to treat the writ petition as a representation and take decision thereon. Consequent upon the aforesaid order, the respondents have taken the decision vide the impugned order. CWP. No. 4928 of 2009 -2- Since, it is not in dispute that the petitioner applied under General Category and it is only at the time of scrutiny of documents that the petitioner asserted her claim for Backward Caste. The respondents have rejected the said claim. It is settled law that, if, a person opted for a particular category, his/her claim is to be considered under the said category. I do not find any infirmity in the impugned order. Petition dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 30.3.2009 lucky