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First lylrial of collcem ed event of t he playerwill be conduct edand if t he player1 folllldflt lhen t lle furlher proceedingof will not be conduct ed Thcrcat ler int crview will be conduct ed of 1 Q 0 C 1 CA0 3 4 Z r 08 Qo w Z Ll C t he select edcandidat es The helpof any expertperson can be t ken by t lle Chainnanof t loeBoard at t he t im e of t rial and t he int erviewconcerningt o t hat event Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh The at t est edcopiesoft he cert iflcat eoft lle select ed candidat eswill be checkedaft er t het rial iiil Physicalt st will he conduct edoft he successful candidalesaft er scriit inyrhe at t est edcert i8cat es JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 487 i F 0 t CWP No 2564 of2008 3m The select ion for t he t he basis of last acloievem ent spresenlo loeconduct i on shown in t he t rial t akenbyt he Board oft he playerThe select ion will not be m ade on onc basis 93 andt 0he The claim t hat t heyare froin t he sport sdisciplineof Boxingand were t heir qualiOcat ion age and 1 r 0 0 C5 I Z physicalst andardset c 130t ht he were called for t rialsregarding t heir physicalm easurem ent s and t heywere t hc requisit e physicalslandards Thcywerc callcd for iilt crview vide I et t er dat ed 18122007copiesoft he silm e I lllvc bcen placedon record as Annexures l 10 and Pm l1 The pet it ioners beforet he Com m it t ee alongwit h t heir docum enlos I t is clilinled t hat t ohey in t he lnt enI lewe have also rcfcrredt he a5 1104loand 5 I t is st at cdt hat llot ll of t lhembelongt o Boxingdiscipline e is also 4om t he sat nc villageas t hat oft he 7 Z I l 4m lt is allegedt hat 1105wnsonly10 passed noA had lcss heightt han lhe rcquired5 x 7 and despit ledcOcieilt in qualillcat ion and physicolst andiirds noA and 5 have been select edin cont ravent ionoft he laid dnwn norm s I n t he resI declared on 12008 Annexure1121t hc pet it ionershave not been shown am ongst t heselect ees whereas no 4 and 5 find t heir placein t he selcct list at Sr Nos 20 and 21 Having been denied t he t o t he post of const ablessport slOlepet it ionersnave filedt his pet it ionseekingsct w aside uf select ion of 5 wit h a furt her direcllon t o considcr lllc Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh t helnon t hebasis ofllheircligibilit yondnlerit for t hc posi and select JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 488 1 4 e6 N 2564 of2008 a4e no1 t o 3 t ee t he officlal have Oled t heirdelailedreply t hecandidat ureoft he pet it ionersand select ion noA and 5 on t he post in quest ionI t is st at ed t hat lhe select ion was m ade bya Board const it ut edfor t he purpose The Board has assessedt he ofeach candidat ein a fair and t ransparentinanner and inade select ioll on m erit s t akingint o considerat ion t he sport s achievelnent s awardedlo t he 111int erviewand t rial The det ailsof t he m arks and privat e have been givenin para 8 oft he replyin t he followingm annerl MAB Sr NaI ne Achievem ent s Trials I nt erview Tot al Max201 0Maxl0l 4ax701 1 2 3 t 4 1Gut veerSingll Pet it ionerNoI 1KuldeepSingll Pet it ionerno 05 05 Kt ilwinderSingh 10 r Parm inderSingh 20 10 27 26 32 25 06 06 08 05 38 37 50 50 Thcse have however adm it led in para 9 of t lle replyt hat even t he m iniinum educat ionalqualicat ionfor t hepost of const able sport slwas 1042 and t he heightas 5 x 7 however 00 m easuredhis height8S 5 x 5 and t he educalional was 10 st andard I t is however slat ed t hat bot h t hese were givena chance t o coI npet eat t he Oeld t rial Slnce t heirprevioussport sachievet nent swere goodand bot h of t henl appearedt o be cnndldat cst o t he I 3oord They 1 0 0 C C5 08 m m Z 0 Ge Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh well at Oeldt rials On llrldlngt hat t heyhave sufllcienl JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 489 91 d 441 CWP No 2564 of2008 6 5 r0 m arks t heir naines were recom m endedt o Police Punj abvide Mem o No 35071PAC dat l 172008 wit h lfor necessary relaxat lloll 111 heightlll respectof nuA and educat ional qualificat ion lt l respectof The 10irect or Generalof Police Punj abvidc his ofOce TPM No 2133341Em Ivl dat ed 622008 approvedt he enlist om entof noA and 5 by granOt lg relaxat ion allegedlyunder Punj abPolice Rule 121 5 in respect of t he aforesaid also in case of som e ot her candidat es have also disclosed t he sport s of t he well of t lle privat e in para 11 of t lle replyt o dem onst rat et llat t heprivat e hodbcler achievem ent st hant he pet it ioners Even lhought hc have filed t heir replicat ion but t heyhave onlyrcit crat ed t ohccoilcnt lons raised in t lle wioit t il i 011 aI ld not llingsulost ant ialin rebullt alhas colne in t hereplicat ion placcdonrecordcopyoforderNo of2007 t o recruit lnent of const ablessponslin Punj abPolice as Annexure R1 The t hc Recruit m cnt Board for recruit inent of is given Thc Board is hcadedby an offlcer of t he rank of General of Police as Chairm an Deput yI nspect orGeneral Meinber Coinrnandant 7 Bat loalion Puj ab Aiined l7olice Cant t Mem ber Direct or Sport sPunj abMelnber and one police recipientof Arj unAward in t he filed of sport s The physicalst andards are t lle sam eas not ified ill t he advert isem ent SO 1S t heposit ionin respectt o lhe cducat ional and age as also 0 C C5 I Z I 08 7 Z t l t llesport sachievclnent s Rule 125 of t he Plinj abPolice Rulesdeals 140it ll t 0herecruit s age andphysicalslandardsIet c at ldrcads as underl Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 490 1W CWP No 2564 of2008 e 44 12 RecruilsAgeandphysicalst andards 1 Recruit sshall be not m ore t han 25 or less t han 18 years of age O7orHry Recruit osshall not be less t hat l 18 years and ilot m ore t han27 years of age Noloillcat iondat ed 1431 984l at t he t im e of eilrolm ent and shall have a llllllllllUlTl of 5x7 and norm al chest ineasurem enl of 33 wit h 112inches Thesephysicalst andardsshall not be relaxed wit hoult lle generalor reduct ion of specialsanct ion oft he Deput yI nspect orGeneral A t llc st andardt nay be allowed by Deput yI lspect ors Generalin t he case of specialcast es or classeswhich providedesirable recruit sbut whose generalhcighldoes not com e up t o t hat such cases a st andardof ct lestm casurem ent and generalphysiqueshall be fixed which will perm ilt he clllislom entof st rong and t lle class in quest ion The General m ay in special clrcum st ances t o berecordedin writ ingrelax t he uppcr age lim it and Ole st andardsin t hecase ofrecruit s 1 0 C C5 Z 02 I a5 m eo Z The aforesaldrule prescribest he age I im it t he physical st andards and chest m casurem ent s The advert isem entissued by t lle cont ained t he sat ne age lim it physicalst andardsas under t he above rule The aforesaid rule furt her prollibit s relaxat ionof st andardswit houtt he generalor specialsanct ion of eV t heDI G Such relaxat ionis pem issiblelll case of specialclass or classes wllich desirable recluit s The power is also conferredupon t he Generalt o relax t he uppcr age lim it and t he physicalst andardslll case of recruit sunder speclal t o bc recordedin writ ing The official in t helr rcplyhovc also relied upon t his very rule 1 27151t ioclaim a rclaxallonin case Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh noA and 5 l t is JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 491 r I l CWP No 2564 of2008 e peinent t 110t et hat rule does not providefor relaxat ion in and m inilnut n age Wit h a view t o flnd out t he reasons for relaxallon t he record was sum m oned t he rocord I t appearst hat while recolninendallonst o t he com pet entaut hol m erit list s of select ed candidat eson sport sbasisWCre for each disciplineof sport sI n so far t hedisciplineof Boxingis concerned Kulwinder Singh noA was foullddellcicntin heightbyl75 inchesand in cllest by inch whcreasPanniI lderSingh no was found deflcient in educallonal I n t hecoloum n of rem arksno rem arksare given The com t nunicat iondat ocd17 2008 rom t he Chairinan of t he Cent ral Board 6sport s I nspect orGeneralof Police PAP Jalandhar t o t he DirecloorGeneralofPolice Punj ab revealst hat o som e candidat eswere less over age under age less 111lllCaSUrelnent s of heightand chestand som e havingllOt lpassedPunj abi and t he l ist enclosedalong wit ll such com m unicat iononlv t he deflciencies but 110 reasons are seekingrelaxalon The have also placedon 17ecord copyof t he Oonalordei passedun behalfof t he Direct or Generalof Police Punj abgrant ingrelaxallot los AlloilexureR23 Fromt he pcrusaloft lie afolrsaid orderit appearst hat t he om ce of Direct or Genet ealof Police has siinply relaxalionandno reasons whalosoeverhavebeen recorded I t is also revealcd t hat out of 65 0 0 C0 C0 Cr Z C r 08 m e Z Ca relaxot ionhas llecn accurdedin 2is I nany as 37 cases Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh and5 Rule 12715which int er alia laysdown I lle JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 492 V 25640f2008 3 eligibilit ycrit erion for select ion t o t he post of const able t llough relaxat ionsbut in respect lt ot he uppcr age liinit heightand cllest onlI t llat t 00 by recordingClrCUlnst anccs for such relaxat ion ineaning t herebyt he reasons t o granl relaxalon ln t he presentcase from t he scanningof t he ent ire record it appcarst llat no reason m uch less a valid reason has been recorded I t is onlyin replyOled by t hat Som e reasons soughtt o bc int roduccd As not iced above t he relaxat on has been 111aS inanyas 37 cases 1eCeI vloret hat 50010candidat eshave been select edby relaxat ion whcreas t llc eligiblecandidat eswere available in abundanceFrom t he record it has olso been revealedt hat t herewere 1950 At t he flrst placehow t lle applicalionform s of t he 11005who was not quolifiedhas been ent ert ained Not hing has beenm ent ionedin t hc replynorI S availablein t he record Rule l215 onl perm it srelaxal of uI opci agc lim it heightand chest llhat t o00 in cases undervalid circum st ances This rule does n01 pcrm lt relaxat ion in t he educat ioniil Not hingis revealedhow t he 1 0 C3 C5 I Z 4 3 08 4 7 Z Qm m iiliinum educat ional n05 has been relaxcd The advert lsem ent 1042 as t he m inim um qualit lcat ion Hnce t here lS 110 of gront of any relaxat ion in m ini inum The I S t ot allyunj ust i8edand lS lll cont rollent ionof Rule 1215 and advert isem enl c noliceandis vlolat ive ofArt icles 14 and 16 oflhe Const illut ionoflndia Even t he relaxat ion has been for lleightand chest bot h in case of noA but no reasons are recordedin t he orderolf grallt ingrelaxat ion Grant of reloxat il is not at t lle clloice HlhilllS Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh anddiscret ion of t he aut horit iesnor t lllerules perm itso Honlole JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 1 493 9 CWPNo 2564 of2008 m Court n followingcases hasheld as under 1 4 SCC Ram SakhiDevi v St at cofllP 64 4 The postof Headm ast erunderSect ion16E621has t o be fillecl in by prom ot ionor by direct recruit lm entaRer due publicat ionby t he Com m it t ee The provisot o subesect ion3l should not be usedas a rout ille for exem pt ingt he persons who were not t he requisit e a shortrout e t o appoint personst o t he post of Hadm ast er lt should be used and not as a rout iile wilh all reasooilsfor such an whlcll would be subj ect review 2 199716 SCC t it led os Dr Am i Lal Bhat V St at eofRaiast han 44 The power of relaxat ion is t o be exercisedin public in a givencase as for exainplcif ot heorsuit ablecandidat esare not available for t he post and t hc onlycandidat ewho is suit ablehas crosscd t lle m axnnum t o m it igalcllardshipin a givencase Such a relaxat ion111specialcircum st m lccS of a givencase is t o be exercised byt he adm inist rat ionaer referrlllgt llat caset o t he Raj ast hanPublic Seivice Com m ission There cannot be any wholesale relaxat ion because t he advert isem entis dlayedor becausct hcvacancy occurredearlier espccially when t here is no of any t nalafides in connect ion wit h any delay in issuingan advert isem cnt This kiild of power of wholesalerelaxat ion r 0 C I C5 I Z Q I 5 47 Z Om I eewO would m ake for t ot al t he m axim um age of a candidat e I t m ightbe unfairt o a largeilum ber ofcandidat eswho m ighlbe sit ouat edbllt who m ay not applyt hinki t heyt he are We fail t o see how t hepower of relaxat ioncan be exercisedin t he m anner COllt Cllded Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document e m 10 3 200618 SCC 675 t it led as KendriyaVidyalaya Saj alKuinar Roy 4t Age 1im it t o t he general The upper age I ilnit for t o t lle postof LDC is 25 years The advert isem enllalso says Soe The Rules as not iced hereinbelbre are 111t wo part s The flrst partt alks alooutt he age lim it The secondpart providesfor relaxat ion Suchrelaxat ion can be for t lle purpose specifiedie st at edt lhereiil Relaxallionof age lim it evcn in favour of t hose wllo answeredt he dcscript ions ln relat iont o ScheduledCast es and ScheduledTribes candidat esor t lle Ret renchedCent ral Governm ent includingt he defence is however not aut om at ic The are reqlliredt o opplyt heir inind while exercisiigt lleit t o relox t he age lilnit os Discret lon of t lle aut horit ies is t oo1c cxercisedonlyfor deservingcandidat esand uponrecom m endat ionsoft he Appoint ingCom m it t eelSelect ionCom m it t ee The t o com plywilh t hc rules it is t rit e were t o be com pliedwit h irlyand Tlleywerebound byt he rules The coulclbe exclcised for relaxat ionof age provided for in t he rulesand wit hlnlhc four corners t hereof As do not com e wit hint he purviewof llhecxcept ioncont alnedin Art icle 45 of t he Educat ion Code 111OUf opiniont be Tribunal and t he Higll Courtcom m ilt ed a m anifest error in issuingt lle aforem ent ioneddircct lons 4e 1993 639SCT 178 t it led as St at e of Orissa V Sukailt i hapat ra 1 0 0 I C5 4 Z 2 2 08 m Vo Z 0 C Rule 14 m erclyperm ilsiclaxat ioilof any of oft heRules in publicint crestlut nclt rhe t 0111sllelvingoft he Rules The Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document e 495 r CWP No 2564 of2008 4 ordersdo not say whicll rule or rules 11e in publicint erestt o relax Wllat has been done under t lle inlpugnedorders is t o t he illegalent ryint o service as t he Rules were not in exist ence Besides t he reasons for So cloingare not s et out 110 1S it clear how such can subeservepublicint erest Rule 14 has t o be st rict lyconst ruct edand proper foundat ion m ust be laid ofort he exerciseof powcr undcr t hat rule Thc Rules have a I im it ed role t o play nam elyt o regulat et lhe m et hod of recruit m enl and Rule 14 enables t he Governm entt relaxany of t he t he Rules pert aining t o iaecruit m ent The t he Rules does not pcrm itt ot al of Rule 14 in t he cont ext of t he obj ect iveof of t he Rules and recruit m eill dehors t lle Rules I n t he prcsentcase t he recruit m ent shad t aken place yearsback in t ot al of t he Rules and 110W what is soughtt o be done is t 0 regulariset he illegalent lV in exerciseofpowerunder Rule 14 Rule 14 we are afraid docsnot colI fer such a blanket power it s scope lS lim it edt io relaxingany rule cg eligibilit ycrit eria or lhe like but it cannot be underst ood t o Governm ent t o t hrow t he Rules overboard I ft he rule is so const ruct edit m ay n01 st andt he t est ofArt oicle 14 oft he Const it ut ion The provisot o Rule 13 can com e int o playin lhe inat t er of fixat ion bet weencandidat eswho have 1 Q 0 C C5 I C Z 0 e I 08 7 Z C1 clearedt he exam inat ion onda candidat ewho cleared t he exam iilat ion aOein availing of t he benefit of relaxat ion We arc t llereforeofllle opinion t hat t he Tribunal com m it t cdno crror t hc purI oortof Rulc 14013 Thus it is set t lcd t hat t he rclaxat ionis Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh but it ohas t o bewit hin t he presinct sof t he law A specificnile is in JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document r 12 1 exist ence t he relaxat ion The relaxat ion hast o be wit ll lhc lnandat e of t he rule whicll int er alia for recordingof reasons No reasons have been recordcd Recordingofreasonslst he soul of lhe validit yof act ion as it t endst o dcnlonst rat et hcnecessit yof relaxat ion 111part icularcase or so requiredGrant ingrelaxat ionwilhout anyvalid reasonwit h t hesole obj ect oft hosewho are ot herwiseeligibleis From t llcrccord ilt benefitt o few at t he cost under law appcarst hat a num berof candidat eshave beengrant ledrelaxat iondehors t he rules but all such beneOciariesare not I oeforet his Court While t he case of noA and 5 will I oe dealtwi t h in accordailce wit ll t lle direct ions herein above a11 such rclaxat ion wi11 be also dealt wit h in t he 1ight o f t he observat ionsm ade llerein t llis The com pet entaut llorit ywill lSsue not ice t o all such candidat es who are beneflciariesof illegal relaxat ion and at lcrprovidingt lhein of beingheard t heyshall bedealtwit h in t he sam e m anner noA and 5 I n of t he ahovc circum st ances t he select ion of noA and 5 is not osust oinaloleI n law and is liable t o be I order accordinglyTllispct it ioriis allowed The will consider t he nextm ei7it oriouscandidat ein t he ordcr of m erit againsl t he vacancies on account of of select ion of noAand 5 and passt he orderwit hin a periodoft wo nlont hs 1 e 4PERMODKOHL11 JUDGI 5 1 C 0 C I C5 I Z 2 I a5 W3 Z Qm 2e22010 Pooja 2014.01.08 12:11 True Copy of the Original PHHC, Chandigarh Whet hert o be report edt o t he Le Yes JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 10:51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document