NARINDER SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The grievance raised in the petition is with regard to the entitlement of the petitioner to compete for the Punjab State Accounts Service Examination. The petitioner was appointed as a Store attendant and wished to take the said examination. On being refused be filed the present petition. Reliance is placed on Regulation 4 of the Regulations for the Punjab State Accounts Service Examination (Ordinary Branch) 2005 which is relevant and is reproduced here as under:-

(2.) In the written statement Regulation 4 has not been disputed but it has been stated that this examination is open only to Class III Government employees.

(3.) I find no warrant in this conclusion of the Rule and, therefore, reject this contention. Learned Addl. AG has also pointed to Regulation 5 under which Secretary to Government of Punjab, Finance Department reserves the authority to reject the request of any application for appearing in the examination.