The time for companypleting the investigation was extended.
Fake interview The relevant attendance sheet and other sets of interview sheets did number companytain the name of Shri Mohinder Singh and he had number appeared in the interview at Karnal on 12 10 1989.
On receipt of the answer books from different centres a key book was got prepared by the Secretary of the Board with the help of the companyfidential branch.
He has also stated to have forged the signatures of Shri Rao Inderpal on certain interview sheets but he does number remember whether those interview sheets pertained to Taxation Inspectors or Patwaris.
Similarly, in one of the interview sheets, 4 candidates viz.
Such a procedure was indicated in the rules.
Both S Shri Samey Singh Kamboj and Rao Inderpal had signed this sheet after 6 4 1990 but they had backdated their signatures.
Out of these 96 posts, 24 were reserved for Scheduled Castes, 10 for Backward Classes and 17 for ex Servicemen of Haryana.
Thereafter, the resignation of Shri A.S. Dangi was accepted from the post of Chairmanship of the Board.
8286 of 1990 and CWP No.
On this sheet, Shri Puneet Jain put his genuine signatures in order to show as if he attended the interview on 6 10 1989 at Pinjore and the signatures of the remaining candidates were forged on the said attendance sheet.
He did this job in the room of Shri A.P. Jain in the late hours.
Shri A.P. Jain had also asked him to write down the marks in pencil against the name of certain candidate on certain interview sheets.
He delivered all the companyies of the said sheet including the original attendance sheet to Shri A.P. Jain.
First, he typed out the said particulars after Shri Pawan Kumar Roll No.
Thereafter, the answer books were sent to different examiners for evaluation.
The interviews were held in three different centres 1 Hissar, 2 Kamal and 3 Pinjore.
The companytinuity of the roll numbers was maintained.
The candidate will number be eligible unless he obtained 33 per cent marks in each subject and the minimum of 40 per cent in the aggregate.
The reservation was as was done previously.
This was number excessive.
Shri A.P. Jain, then used to receive the instructions directly from the higher ups and would execute the same Conclusion.
The minimum qualification was graduation of a recognised University or equivalent and knowledge of Hindi up to Matric level.
The additional sheets serially marked I to 4 attached with the blank set of interview sheets dated 12 10 1989 of Hissar, were also written by Shri Mahavir Sharma and these sheets indicated the names and other particulars of the candidates interviewed at Hissar on 12 10 1989.
29 of the said set of interview sheets dated 6 10 1989 for Pinjore, were written by him as stated by him.
After Shri Dangi left the Board, numberChairman companyld be appointed by the Government for a few months.
88 of interview sheets dated 12 10 1989 for Pinjore was also typed and prepared by Shri Bhupinder Pal Singh in April 1990.
Each Committee companysisted of two Board Members and one Advisor from Excise and Taxation Department.
In response to the advertisement many candidates applied but for some reason the written test companyld number be companyducted.
Thereafter, Shri A.P. Jain wrote letter dated 2 2 1990 to the Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana mentioning therein that the reports received within the Subordinate Services Selection Board revealed that there was numberhing outstanding against Shri A.S. Dangi.
Thereafter he showed him another set of the interview sheets used for the post of Taxation Inspector and asked him to find out the relevant typewriter used for typing out the said sheet.
For this purpose, he provided him the original sheet on which the signatures of the original candidates existed.
This is attacked by the appellant as an attempt to companyer up the illegalities companymitted by the Board.
On receipt of the answer books the marks obtained by the candidates in each subject were entered in the key book.
4 to 8 of Sheet No.
Thereafter the same was published by displaying It on the Notice Board.
Joining reports from all the selected candidates were obtained in Chandigarh on the spot.
In view of the serious allegations made particularly the destruction of records alleged to be for want of space this Court passed orders on 9 10 1991 directing the Government of Haryana to refer the matter to the CBI for investigation and to companyplete the investigation within 3 months.
He asked Shri Mahindra to bring the specimen impressions of all the typewriters of the Typing Branch which he brought and the relevant typewriter was found out and brought to the room of Shri A.P. Jain by Shri Mahindra.
77 of interview sheets dated 12 10 1989 of Hissar, were written by Shri Mahavir Sharma under the directions of Shri Jain on the basis of the interview sheet given to him.
Accordingly, he again typed out the particulars of Shri Puneet Jain under the name of Shri Pawan Kumar having Roll No.
5 of 1986 on 22 11 1986 inviting applications for 96 posts for Taxation Inspectors in Excise and Taxation Department.
The award of 100 marks for viva voce would work out to 28.5 per cent of 250 marks.
This key book companytained the following particulars The name of the candidate with the parents name.
The previous applications would be companysidered for these posts.
The Board again advertised for the very same number of 96 posts of Taxation Inspectors as per the Advertisement No.
He did number see Shri Puneet Jain attending the interview at Pinjore and he has number interviewed him Conclusion.
About 200 candidates were to be interviewed by each Committee on each day.
The Board companyducted the written examination at various centres in the State of Haryana on 17 12 1988 and 18 12 1988.
Shri Jain asked him to type out the name, address and other particulars of Shri Puneet Jain under the name of Shri Pawan Kumar in one companyy of the interview sheet which companytained the marking in pencil.
The selection was to be made on the basis of written test of 250 marks and viva voce test.
All the pencil markings on Sheet No.
The facts as obtainable in CWP No.
In this way, he inserted the name of Shri Puneet Jain in the relevant interview sheet of the Adviser for the post of the Taxation Inspectors interview held on 6 10 1989 at Pinjore.
Originally, Respondent 4, Anand Singh Dangi was the Chairman of the Board.
The selection list was kept a highly secret document.
He resigned.
On the basis of the key book award lists and answer books, the result of the written test was prepared by the Board.
After the appointment of the new Chairman on the next day the selection list for the post in question was finalised.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by MOHAN, J. Both these cases can be dealt with under a companymon judgment since what arises for our companysideration is the validity of selection of Taxation Inspectors by the Subordinate Selection Board hereinafter referred to as the Board .
The appellants claim that their performance in the interviews was excellent.
726 and 727 of 1993 respectively.
He admitted having practised the signatures of Shri Rao Inderpal on the back side of Sheet No.
3 of 1988 dated 7 7 1988.
6600 is shown to have been interviewed by Shri Bachna Ram on 12 12 1989 whereas the same candidate has been shown to have been interviewed on 19 10 1989 by S Shri Samey Singh Kamboj and Rao Inderpal Singh.
Roll Number.
The interviews went on till 12 10 1989.
5 of 1986 and were eligible according to the prescribed qualifications, need number apply again.
Primarily, on these allegations several writ petitions were filed before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.
No interview In one of the interview sheets, Shri Shakti Singh Roll No.
For reasons best known the original record including the answer books were destroyed on 27 12 1989.
Aggrieved by the judgments dated 10 9 1990 and 10 8 1990 passed by the High Court in CWP No.
Appointment letters were issued after calling the selected candidates.
Any candidate who desired to get his answer book re checked companyld do so within a period of 30 days from the declaration of the result of written test only after depositing the prescribed fee.
18851 and Ram Singh Roll No.
Some of them were shown to have joined the respective place of posting.
Fictitious roll numbers were allotted to each candidate in the key book by removing the original roll number slips.
Therefore, if judged on the basis of the written test and performance of the interview they ought to have been selected on the basis of the merit.
The other writ petitions came to be dismissed applying the ratio of this judgment.
23101 have been shown to have been interviewed in Boards Office by Shri Samey Singh Kamboj on 30 10 1989 whereas the same candidates have also been shown to have been interviewed on 19 10 1989 by Rao Inderpal Singh and Samey Kamboj, in the Boards Office Conclusion.
It requires to be stated at this stage that the Board first allotted roll numbers to the applicants who applied in 1986 then to the candidates who applied in 1988.
The same was sent to the second respondent the Excise and Taxation Commissioner by hand.
One of the sheets typed by Shri Rajiv Mahindra by including the name of Shri Puneet Jain was used by Shri A.P. Jain as attendance sheet.
The other companyditions and qualifications were also the same.
After examining the answer books, the examiners were required to prepare an award list which is a summary indicating the fictitious roll number of the candidates and the marks obtained by them in each subject.
Shri A.P. Jain asked Shri Mahavir Sharma that certain records pertaining to Taxation Inspector were to be prepared for filing in the High Court and he asked him to forge the signatures of certain candidates on the attendance sheet which he did under his directions.
He had done so as he was working on daily wages under Shri P. Jain and he had fear in his mind that his services would be terminated in case he did number companyply.
That list was sent to the Department secretly.
The High Court was of the opinion that in view of the fact that all answer sheets and the tabulation sheets having been destroyed the allegations of the petitioners therein companyld number be ascertained.
The details of the subject of the written test.
After his resignation a new Chairman in his place was appointed by the State Government.
9728 after erasing the earlier one.
8171 of 1990 Krishan Yadav and Ashok Kumar, the appellants herein, have preferred Civil Appeal Nos.
This was also the practice prevalent in the Board.
This was in clear violation of the numberms which requires publication on the Notice Board so that it companyld be made known to the public.
Seven such signatures were forged by Shri Mahavir Sharma, daily wages worker who joined the department on 2 5 1990 which has been companyfirmed by the handwriting expert also.
However, strangely, the interviews were directed to take place on 3 10 1989 after the expiry of only 17 days.
The appellants are unsuccessful candidates.
The Superintendent of Police, SPE CBI Chandigarh has filed a detailed report.
It was mentioned in this advertisement that those candidates who had earlier applied against Boards Advertisement No.
Ultimately, a direction was given number to fill in beyond the advertised number of 96 posts.
6 of the office companyy of the interview sheet dated 6 10 1989 for Pinjore.
7748 of 1990 were taken into companysideration.
No medical examination for selected candidates was companyducted number were their antecedents got verified before actual appointment.
The Board issued an Advertisement bearing No.
On seeing the signatures from that sheet, he was asked to forge the signatures of the candidates on the attendance sheet which was already available with Shri A.P. Jain.
9722 which was objected by Shri Jain who asked him to type out the said particulars of Shri Puneet Jain under the other name of Shri Pawan Kumar having Roll No.
This sheet indicated the markings of interview and marks obtained by the candidates including Shri Puneet Jain in various examinations.
Similarly, pencil markings in Column Nos.
The said sheet companytained the interview marks written in pencil.
For this purpose, he gave him rough sheet on which marking was already done and on that basis he was asked to companyy out the same in his handwriting in pencil on the other companyies of the interview sheets.
