CWP-9948-2021 (O&M) - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 222 CWP-9948-2021 (O&M) Date of Decision :27.07.2026 Pradeep Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY Present: Mr. Sanwar Ali, Advocate, for Mr. Manoj Tanwar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Neeraj Gupta, Addl. AG, Haryana. ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral) 1. Prayer made in the present petition is for directing the respondents to grant 0.5 marks of experience to the petitioner for working in an ISO certified company as Junior Engineer. 2. Learned State counsel while referring to para 5 & 7 of the short reply filed by Haryana Staff Selection Commission dated 22.11.2023 submits that as per advertisement, the said marks could have been granted only if the candidate would have worked in any of the authorities mentioned therein which read thus : - “5. That the main contention of the petitioner in the present writ petition is to grant 0.5 marks for experience to the petitioner for working in ISO Certified company Junior System Engineer as described in the notification dated 05.07.2019 i.e. Annexure P-1. In this regard it is submitted that the petitioner’s experience certificate cannot be taken into consideration, as the same is not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the advertisement. The relevant part of the terms and conditions of the advertisement for the post in question is reproduced as under: PARVEEN KUMAR 2026.07.29 16:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CWP-9948-2021 (O&M) - 2 - At page no.31 of the Advt.11/2019 it was clearly mentioned under the head Experience that:- “ d. Experience: One –half (=0.5) mark for each year or part thereof exceeding six month of experience, out of a maximum of sixteen years, on the same or a higher post in any Department/Board/Corporation/Company/Statutory Body/ Commission/Authority of Government of Haryana. No marks shall be awarded for any period less than six months. (A maximum of 8 marks) ” xxx xxx xxx 7. That the Present writ petition came up for hearing before the Hon’ble High Court and the Hon’ble High court was pleased to pass the interim order dated 19.05.2021 which is reproduced as under:- “Petitioner-Pradeep Singh, stated to be aged 28 years has filed the present writ petition inter alia with a prayer for directing the respondent to grant one half (0.5 marks) for experience to the petitioner for working in ISO Certified company as Junior Engineer as described in the notification dated 05.07.2019 as (Annexure P-1) and further relief as mentioned in the present writ petition. Notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Ms. Palika Monga, DAG, Haryana accepts notice on behalf of the State. Let reply be filed within two weeks prior to the date fixed with an advance copy to the counsel for the petitioner. Adjourned to 27.07.2021.” In this regard, it is pertinent to mention here that the petitioner had produced experience certificate dated 10.01.2019 issued by Statcon Electronics India Limited A-34, Sector-59, Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida-201301 for working as “Junior Engineer”. It is pertinent to mention here that the aforesaid experience certificate dated 10.01.2019 is not in accordance with the terms and conditions of the advertisement viz. the experience certificate is required to be from any Department/Board/Corporation/Company/StatutoryBody/Com mission /Authority of Government of Haryana. Therefore, the experience marks were rightly not awarded to the petitioner and he was considered in the waiting list for the post in question.” 3. There was neither any counter to the above, nor learned counsel for the petitioner, despite best efforts, was able to, during the course of hearing, dispel PARVEEN KUMAR 2026.07.29 16:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CWP-9948-2021 (O&M) - 3 - the same or carve out a case in his favor, thus the experience was not in accordance with the requirements mentioned in the advertisement . 4. In view of the above, the present petition is hereby dismissed. ( AMAN CHAUDHARY ) JUDGE July 27, 2026 Paritosh Kumar Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No PARVEEN KUMAR 2026.07.29 16:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.