` CWP-25167-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 119 CWP-25167-2025 Date of Decision: 28.08.2025 Pooja Dagar …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Ravinder Singh Dhull and Mr. Navnit Sharma, Advocates for the petitioner Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Additional Advocate General, Haryana *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of result dated 03.04.2019 and speaking order dated 08.05.2024 whereby her claim has been rejected. 2. Respondent No.3-Haryana Staff Selection Commission floated an advertisement dated 16.04.2018 inviting applications for various posts including Constable. The petitioner applied for the post of Constable. She cleared written test. As per notification dated 13.12.2017 read with notification dated 13.02.2018, five marks are earmarked for socio-economic criteria. The petitioner claims that she was not granted 5 marks under the said criteria despite the fact that she is orphan. Her father passed away on 09.11.2007. Learned Single Judge of this Court vide judgment dated 16.05.2023 passed in Sombir v. State of Haryana and another, CWP MOHIT KUMAR 2025.08.28 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. ` CWP-25167-2025 -2- No.11590 of 2019 has held that benefit of socio-economic criteria is available to those candidates who have lost their one parent. It is not necessary that he must have lost both parents. The said judgment was challenged by way of Intra-Court Appeal. A Division Bench of this Court in LPA No.1169 of 2023 vide order dated 16.05.2023 has stayed operation of order dated 16.05.2023 passed by learned Single Judge. The petitioner preferred CWP No.16477 of 2023 before this Court which was disposed of vide order dated 01.08.2023 with the direction to decide petitioner’s representation in accordance with law. The respondent vide impugned order dated 08.05.2024 has rejected claim of the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, seeks permission to withdraw the petition. 4. Dismissed as withdrawn at this stage. (JAGMOHAN BANSAL) JUDGE 28.08.2025 Mohit Kumar Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether reportable Yes/No MOHIT KUMAR 2025.08.28 17:11 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.