MISTAKE IN THE APPLICATION FORM WOULD BE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF CANDIDATE, OBSERVED THE HIGH COURT THAT NO SUCH CLAIM CAN BE ENTERTAINED.

NO CHANGE IN CATEGORY (STATUS) AFTER APPLYING FOR JOB :--The punjab and Haryana High court has made it clear that once candidate has chosen to apply in a particular category for the Public Employment, he or she can not later on turn around and seek change of the same.Honourable High court was also of the view that the candidate in such a situation would be bound by the clauses provided in the advertisement for such Employment issued by the recruitment agencies.In a single bench order the double bench further said that Applicant had applied for the post of LDC under general category posts issued by the HSSC  .At the time of selection and scrutiny of documents the appellate sought to change her category from the general to BC-B  however the HSSC rejected the claim after which she had approached the single bench of the High court and against rejection of her candidature she contended that the mistake committed by her was Bonafide and she has sought correction of the same before completion of the selection process during scrutiny of the documents and in such circumstances the authorities should have allowed her to change her category and make a claim against the post reserved for the BC-B category .It was also submitted that the posts of the BC-B are vacant and therefore the appellant be considered and appointed on the post reserved for the category.After hearing the contention the double bench refused to grant any relief and dismissed her appeal observing that from the perusal of the clauses given in the advertisement, it is clear that the authorities having contemplated such a situation and having faced them in the past has inserted these Important notes in the advertisement Cautioning every candidate and advising them to carefully read the application forms while fulfilling the vital information,as mentioned in the online application would be entertained subsequently.

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