STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. SATNAM KAUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE State of Punjab is in appeal before us being aggrieved by and dissatisfied with a judgment and order dated 10.01.2002 passed by a Division Bench of the Punjab 6 Haryana High Court allowing the writ petitions filed by the respondents herein.

(2.) ON or about 07.05.1997, the Civil Surgeon, Nawanshahr issued an advertisement in 'New Zamana', Jalandhar, inviting applications for the following 31 posts : <FRM>JUDGEMENT_611_JT10_2005Html1.htm</FRM>

(3.) A Division Bench of the High Court by a judgment and order dated 10.11.2000 perused the records pertaining to the process of selection and the results thereof and was of the opinion that although no criteria whatsoever was fixed for evaluating the marks which were to be given to each individual candidate but despite the same 5 marks had been awarded for the purported qualification and experience to each candidate while 20 marks had been fixed for interview. It was noticed :