HARYANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Vs. HARINDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The respondent applied for employment with the State of Haryana on the basis that he was the dependant of an ex-serviceman. The Haryana Public Service Commission (the appellant) rejected the claim on the ground that he was not dependant upon his ex-serviceman father or his mother. The respondent filed a writ petition in the High Court at Chandigarh for a direction that he should be considered for selection against the reservation quota meant for dependants of ex-servicemen. The High Court's decision upon the writ petition reads, in its entirety, thus :

(2.) The appellants are in appeal by special leave against the order on the writ petition and it has been stayed pending the disposal of the appeal.

(3.) There is a reservation in regard to recruitment for the State Government for dependants of service personnel killed or disabled. Dependants are defined to include, besides the wife and widow, "dependant sons/daughters". After categorising certain persons, it is stated in the reservation policy :