IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT 1494 Karanbir Singh State of Punjab CORAM: HON Present : AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. preliminary examination of Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination, 2013 conducted by respondent No.3, pursuant to advertisement dated 06.12.2013, efflux of time. 2. petition that the objections regarding various questions, including No and 50, raised by the petitione was revised only rega 3. affidavit filed by the Secretary, PPSC, it has been categorically petitioner (be rather it is only after declaration of the result finding himself not shortlisted and raised quer IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Karanbir Singh Versus f Punjab and Others CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY None for the petitioner. Mr. Satnam Preet Singh Chauhan, DAG, Punjab AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) Prayer made in this petition for quashing the result of preliminary examination of Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination, 2013 conducted by respondent No.3, pursuant to advertisement dated 06.12.2013, might not even be surviving due efflux of time. As is apparent from the averments made in para 11 of the petition that the objections regarding various questions, including No and 50, raised by the petitioner and other candidates, however, answer key was revised only regarding Nos. 4, 6, 12 and 20 only. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, refers to counter affidavit filed by the Secretary, PPSC, Patiala, dated 26.06.2014, it has been categorically denied that the queries received from the petitioner (before the stipulated date) were not about these questions, rather it is only after declaration of the result finding himself not shortlisted and raised queries about question Nos.37 and 50 on 14.05.2014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-11638-2014 (O & M) Date of decision: 11.07.2025 ....Petitioner ...Respondents BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY Satnam Preet Singh Chauhan, DAG, Punjab. Prayer made in this petition for quashing the result of preliminary examination of Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Examination, 2013 conducted by respondent No.3, pursuant might not even be surviving due to the As is apparent from the averments made in para 11 of the petition that the objections regarding various questions, including Nos.37 r and other candidates, however, answer key 4, 6, 12 and 20 only. Learned State counsel, on the other hand, refers to counter Patiala, dated 26.06.2014, wherein that the queries received from the fore the stipulated date) were not about these questions, rather it is only after declaration of the result finding himself not about question Nos.37 and 50 on 14.05.2014 PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.07.11 18:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CWP-11638-2014 -2- for the first time and the subject expert has examined the matter and found answers of all questions of Paper-1 (General Studies) to be correct and decided to revise the answer keys of 4 questions of Paper-II (Civil Services Aptitude Test), to which no replication was filed. He further refers to the judgment dated 28.05.2025 passed in CWP-19486-2021 titled as Lakshay Chahal vs. Haryana Staff Selection Commission and another, wherein issue of answer key has been extensively dealt with by referring to the law laid down in this regard by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, and held that the setting and assessment of questions in competitive examinations, the opinion of the Expert Committee is to be accepted primary and deference. 4. Disposed of, reserving the petitioner with a liberty to get it revived by demonstrating that the lis still subsists. 11.07.2025 (AMAN CHAUDHARY) parveen kumar JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No PARVEEN KUMAR 2025.07.11 18:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment.