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Rakesh Kumar v. State of Haryana and Ors.

Punjab & Haryana HC15 May 2025CWP/17190/2019

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Batch disposal of 31 connected CWPs; Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008 - Rule 8-B and Rule 10 - vires challenge; HCS (Executive Branch) recruitment 2019; provisional admission under interim order dated 11.7.2019 to objective-type written exam; results kept in sealed cover; provisionally-admitted petitioners outside zone of consideration for interview call for appointment; infructuous writ petitions; question of law expressly kept open; dismissed as infructuous; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice (oral) with Sumeet Goel, Judge; decision dated 15.5.2025; respondent counsel: Deepak Balyan, Addl. AG Haryana; Kanwal Goyal for respondent-HPSC.

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Learned counsel for the rival parties do not dispute that the cause raised herein has become infructuous. ¶46

Rakesh Kumar Vs State of Haryana and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -1Connected matters

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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1. CWP No.17190 of 2019 Date of decision : 15.5.2025

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Rakesh Kumar Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
2. CWP No.17427	-2019
Randhir Singh	………….Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
3. CWP No.17937 o	f 2019
Suman	………….Petitioner
Versus
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
4. CWP No.17964 o	f 2019
Sushil Kumar Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
5. CWP No.17975 o	f 2019
Satish Kumar Sharma Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -2Connected matters 6. CWP No.18659 of 2019 Netrapal Khatri ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 7. CWP No.20029 of 2019 Subhash Verma and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 8. CWP No.20049 of 2019 Ashok Kumar ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 9. CWP No.20405 of 2019 Rakesh Kumar and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents 10.CWP No.20813 of 2019 Hemant Kumar ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 11.CWP No.20871 of 2019 Deepak and another ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -3Connected matters 12.CWP No.20873 of 2019 Sandeep Malik and another ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 13.CWP No.18654 of 2019 Sanjeev Kumar and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 14.CWP No.20882 of 2019 Rishi Raj and another ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 15.CWP No.20713 of 2019 Manish Sharma ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents 16.CWP No.23164 of 2019 Vivek Sharma ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents 17.CWP No.18673 of 2019 Ritu Batra and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -4Connected matters 18.CWP No.18693 of 2019 Vikram Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents

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19.CWP No.18653 of 2019

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Amit Kumar and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 20.CWP No.18888 of 2019 Sudesh Kumari ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 21.CWP No.18918 of 2019 Navinder Kumar ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 22.CWP No.19009 of 2019 Suresh Kumar ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents 23.CWP No.19128 of 2019 Lokesh Bhati and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and Connected matters 24. CWP No.19295 of 20	-5- 19 (O&M)
Kanchan Lata Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
25. CWP No.19298 o	f 2019
Ramdutt Sharma Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and another	…….Respondents
26. CWP No.20074 o	f 2019
Naresh Kumar and others Versus	………….Petitioners
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
27. CWP No.20785 o	f 2019
All Haryana Attorneys Welfare Association another Versus	(Regd.), Haryana and ………….Petitioners
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents
28. CWP No.18877 o	f 2019
Vikas Gautam Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and another	…….Respondents
29. CWP No.21422 o	f 2019
Uttam Dhalia Versus	………….Petitioner
State of Haryana and others	…….Respondents

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -6Connected matters

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30.CWP No.20001 of 2020

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Jaswinder Singh ………….Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …….Respondents

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31.CWP No.18324 of 2019

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Dilbag Singh and others ………….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and another …….Respondents

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMEET GOEL

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Present: Mr. Sunil K. Nehra, Advocate and Mr. Viren Nehra, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWPs-17190, 17975, 20813, 20871 and 18693-2019.

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Mr. Shekhar Verma, Advocate and Mr. Rahul Chadha, Advocate, Ms. Komal Bishnoi, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-19295-2019.

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Ms. Samridhi Jain, Advocate Mr. Sourabh Goel, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-20882-2019.

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Mr. Hitesh Chauhan, Advocate for Mr. Suresh Kumar Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-18324-2019. Mr. Aman Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-19009-2019. Mr. Naresh Kumar Chhokhar, Advocate for Mr. Ram Bhati, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-17427, 17937-2019.

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Mr. Yuvraj Singh Chauhan, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-20074-2019

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -7Connected matters

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Mr. KJS Bhullar, Advocate, for Mr. R. Kartikeya, Advocate and Mr. Akashdeep Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-20049 and 18654-2019

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Mr. Himanshu Arora, Advocate and Ms. Iarisa Carmen Suting, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-21422-2019

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Mr. Ritender Rathee, Advocate, for Mr. Ravinder Malik (Ravi), Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-20785-2019

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Mr. Sajjan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWPs no.18918 and 20873-2019

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Ms. Sumitra, Advocate and Ms. Vanshika, Advocate, for Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-18673-2019

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Mr. Lovepreet Singh, Advocate, for Mr. Sanjeev Kodan, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-18659-2019

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Mr. Nilesh Kant Goyal, Advocate, for Mr. A.S. Virk, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-20405-2019

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Mr. Sushil Dhull, Advocate, for Mr. Jasbir Mor, Advocate, for the petitioner In CWP-18888-2019

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Ms. Jyoti Chahal, Advocate for Mr. K.L. Saini, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Shubham Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. Arvind Seth, Advocate, for respondents no.4 & 5 In CWP-20813-2019

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Mr. Deepak Balyan, Addl. AG, Haryana

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Mr. Kanwal Goyal, Advocate, for the respondent-HPSC

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -8Connected matters SHEEL NAGU, CJ. (ORAL)

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This order shall dispose of the above numbered 31 petitions together as the common question of law and facts are involved therein.

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Learned counsel for the rival parties do not dispute that the cause raised herein has become infructuous.

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Before parting with the order, it is essential to state the brief facts of the case:

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The challenge in these petitions is to the Vires of Rules 8-B and 10 of the Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch) Rules, 2008 alongwith other prayers.

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By an interim order passed by this Court on 11.7.2019, the petitioners were provisionally allowed to participate in the written exam which was an objective type test.

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Pursuant to the aforesaid interim order, all the petitioners appeared in the written examination on the date scheduled for the examination but the results of all the petitioners has been kept in a sealed cover.

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Respondent no.2 in its reply has revealed, inter alia, that the petitioners, who were provisionally allowed to appear in the examination, could not come within the zone of consideration for being called for interview for appointment for the post of Haryana Civil Services (Executive Branch).

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In view of the above, deciding the question of vires would be an academic exercise which this Court would not like to undertake.

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CWP No.17190 of 2019 and -9Connected matters

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Keeping the question of law open, the petitions have become

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infructuous and are dismissed as such.

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Photocopy of this order be placed on the connected case files.

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CHIEF JUSTICE

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(SUMEET GOEL) JUDGE

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15.5.2025

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Ashwani

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Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No

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Ashwani Kumar 2025.05.19 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Rakesh Kumar (CWP No.17190 of 2019)¶6
Sunil K. Nehra, Viren Nehra
petitioner
Randhir Singh (CWP No.17427 of 2019)¶6
Naresh Kumar Chhokhar
petitioner
Suman (CWP No.17937 of 2019)¶6
Naresh Kumar Chhokhar
petitioner
Sushil Kumar (CWP No.17964 of 2019)¶6
petitioner
Satish Kumar Sharma (CWP No.17975 of 2019)¶6
Sunil K. Nehra, Viren Nehra
petitioner
Netrapal Khatri (CWP No.18659 of 2019)¶8
Lovepreet Singh
petitioner
Subhash Verma and others (CWP No.20029 of 2019)¶8
petitioner
Ashok Kumar (CWP No.20049 of 2019)¶8
KJS Bhullar
petitioner
Rakesh Kumar and others (CWP No.20405 of 2019)¶8
Nilesh Kant Goyal
petitioner
Hemant Kumar (CWP No.20813 of 2019)¶8
Sunil K. Nehra, Viren Nehra
petitioner
Deepak and another (CWP No.20871 of 2019)¶8
Sunil K. Nehra, Viren Nehra
petitioner
Sandeep Malik and another (CWP No.20873 of 2019)¶10
Sajjan Singh
petitioner
Sanjeev Kumar and others (CWP No.18654 of 2019)¶10
KJS Bhullar
petitioner
Rishi Raj and another (CWP No.20882 of 2019)¶10
Samridhi Jain, Sourabh Goel
petitioner
Manish Sharma (CWP No.20713 of 2019)¶10
petitioner
Vivek Sharma (CWP No.23164 of 2019)¶10
petitioner
Ritu Batra and others (CWP No.18673 of 2019)¶10
Sumitra, Vanshika
petitioner
Vikram Singh (CWP No.18693 of 2019)¶12
Sunil K. Nehra, Viren Nehra
petitioner
Amit Kumar and others (CWP No.18653 of 2019)¶14
petitioner
Sudesh Kumari (CWP No.18888 of 2019)¶14
Sushil Dhull
petitioner
Navinder Kumar (CWP No.18918 of 2019)¶14
Sajjan Singh
petitioner
Suresh Kumar (CWP No.19009 of 2019)¶14
Aman Arora
petitioner
Lokesh Bhati and others (CWP No.19128 of 2019)¶14
petitioner
Kanchan Lata (CWP No.19295 of 2019 (O&M))¶16
Shekhar Verma, Rahul Chadha, Komal Bishnoi
petitioner
Ramdutt Sharma (CWP No.19298 of 2019)¶16
petitioner
Naresh Kumar and others (CWP No.20074 of 2019)¶16
Yuvraj Singh Chauhan
petititoner_placeholder_removed
All Haryana Attorneys Welfare Association (Regd.), Haryana and another (CWP No.20785 of 2019)
petitioner
Vikas Gautam (CWP No.18877 of 2019)¶16
petitioner
Uttam Dhalia (CWP No.21422 of 2019)¶16
Himanshu Arora, Iarisa Carmen Suting
petitioner
Jaswinder Singh (CWP No.20001 of 2020)¶20
petitioner
Dilbag Singh and others (CWP No.18324 of 2019)¶22
Hitesh Chauhan
respondent
State of Haryana¶8
Deepak Balyan, Shubham Sharma, Arvind Seth
respondent
HPSC¶42
Kanwal Goyal

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