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2019 DIGILAW 1374 (SC)

Pranav Verma v. Registrar General of The High Court of Punjab And Haryana At Chandigarh

2019-05-03

DEEPAK GUPTA, N.V.RAMANA

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ORDER : 1. Against 107 advertised vacancies of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in the State of Haryana, more than thirty-four thousand candidates applied and more than fourteen thousand appeared in the preliminary examination. 2. Twelve hundred eighty-two candidates qualified for the main examination in which eleven hundred ninety-five candidates appeared. The results were declared on 11th April, 2019, and only nine candidates were found fit for the viva-voce. 3. Aggrieved, this writ petition has been filed by some of the candidates who had appeared in the main written examination. On 29th April, 2019, we had passed the following order:- “Issue notice, returnable on 03.05.2019 Registrar General of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana will be present with the records of the selection, including the evaluation of the answer scripts of all the candidates appeared in the Main Written Examination. No appointments will be made without leave of the Court.” 4. The Registrar General of the High Court is present in-person and he is duly represented by the counsel appearing on behalf of the Punjab & Haryana High Court. 5. Having considered the matter, we request a former Judge of this Court, Justice A.K. Sikri to look into some of the answer scripts of the main written examination at His Lordship’s discretion to make an assessment whether the evaluation undertaken should be accepted by the Court. The High Court will place before Justice A.K. Sikri, the answer scripts of all the candidates, who have appeared in the main written examination, out of which at his discretion, His Lordship may select some of the answer scripts for further evaluation. 6. We request Justice A.K. Sikri to communicate his views and findings at the earliest. 7. List the matter after summer vacation.