CWP-18671-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 CWP-18671-2025 Date of Decision: 09.07.2025 Sonu …Petitioner(s) Versus Haryana Public Service Commission …Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present:- Mr. Parmender Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Gurnoor Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the respondent/ Commission TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral) The petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondent Commission to permit the petitioner to participate in the second phase examination, i.e., Subject Knowledge Test which is going to be held on 13.07.2025, Annexure P-8. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that only because the petitioner wrongly darkened the circles against his roll number in the OMR sheet for Screening Test, the same was not evaluated. It is a trivial error and needs to be ignored. He has relied upon a judgment by Allahabad High Court titled Manoj Kumar and others v. State of U.P. and another, 2020 (9) ADJ 317. 3. Learned counsel for the Commission, on the contrary, contends that the judgment passed by this Court permitting such a candidate to participate in the process of selection has already been stayed by the Division Bench in LPA-677-2025. He has also placed reliance upon a judgment, dated 11.09.2019, rendered by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.7158 of 2019 titled J & K PAYAL 2025.07.15 10:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-18671-2025 -2- Board of Professional Entrance Examination and others v. Pankaj Sharma and another. 4. In view thereof, this Court is not inclined to grant any interim relief to the petitioner. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, in these circumstances, submits that the petition itself may be dismissed. 6. Ordered accordingly. (TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE 09.07.2025 Payal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No PAYAL 2025.07.15 10:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document