RAVINDER SHARMA Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The facts lie in a narrow compass.

(2.) Appellant No. 2, Surjit Singh was appointed as Clerk in the Commission through the Employment Exchange on 8-6-1967. He had passed Higher Secondary Examination in III Division. After qualifying from the Selection Board, he was appointed as a Clerk on regular basis on 28-8-1968. He was further promoted as Assistant on 26-6-1974. Since the second appellant has died, his case need not be considered.

(3.) The appellant did not possess the requisite qualification as required under Regn. 7 of the Punjab Public Service Commission (State Service Class III) Regulations, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Regulations') . Therefore, the Commission recommended to the Government that the qualification might be relaxed in the case of the appellant. The Government declined to accede to the request. Thereupon, the appellant was served the following memo by the Commission: