P&H: Rejects plea to shift HCS candidate from General to BC(A) category after selection process began

(i) Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016, S.5, Constitution of India, Article 226 — Writ of mandamus — Change of category in recruitment — Petitioner had voluntarily applied and participated in selection process as a General Category candidate...

(ii) Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016, S.5, Constitution of India, Art.226 — Backward class reservation — Creamy layer exclusion — On cut-off date, notifications and policies dated 17.08.2016 and 28.08.2018 were in force, and petitioner, being in creamy...

(iii) Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016, S.5, Constitution of India, Art.226 — Recruitment process — Once a candidate had chosen a particular category in the application form, the Commission had no authority to change category at later stage....

(iv) Haryana Backward Classes (Reservation in Services and Admission in Educational Institutions) Act, 2016, S.5, Constitution of India, Art.226 — Recruitment process — Estoppel — Petitioner who had voluntarily applied under General Category could not be permitted to change his category to disadvantage of other participating...