19 years later, man awaits declaration of exam result

* Petitioner initially appeared in the “patwar training examination” in Hisar in December 1999, but could not clear a paper, following which he appeared again in March 2001

* The issue of declaring the examination result taken up with the competent authority by the Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate Department, in 2014

* Another communication shot off in September last, requesting for information, but a response not received from the Director, Land Records

* According to his counsel, the act causing prejudice to the petitioner as his services had not been regularised due to non-clearance of the examination

Saurabh Malik

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 16

Anil Kumar has waited for 19 years for the declaration of an examination result, but it is still not over. Despite reminders by the quarters concerned, Kumar still does not know whether he has cleared the “patwar training examination”.

His wait continues as the state has undertaken in the Punjab and Haryana High Court that a decision will be taken in the matter, but within six weeks.

In his petition, Kumar submitted that he initially appeared in the examination in Hisar way back in December 1999, but he could not clear a paper, following which he appeared in the examination again in March 2001.

Claiming that the outcome was still in the realm of obscurity, his counsel prayed for issuance of a direction to Haryana and other respondents to declare the result of the examination undertaken over 19 years back.

Taking up the petition, Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi initially expressed surprise at the apparent delay in filing the petition. “It is very surprising that the petitioner is approaching this court in 2020 for the declaration of result of an examination which he undertook in 2001,” Justice Sethi asserted.

His counsel, on the other hand, told the Bench that the issue of declaring the examination result was taken up with the competent authority by the Land Acquisition Collector, Urban Estate Department, in 2014.

The authority concerned, vide a letter dated July 10, 2014, was requested to provide information whether the result of the paper was declared, but a reply was not received.

Another communication was shot off in September last, requesting for information, but a response was not received from the Director, Land Records.

His counsel argued that the act was causing prejudice to the petitioner as his services had not been regularised due to non-clearance of the “patwar training examination”.

Responding to the notice of motion issued by Justice Sethi, Haryana Additional Advocate General Harish Nain submitted that an appropriate order would be passed on the letter written by the Land Acquisition Collector to the Director, Land Records. He also undertook to complete the exercise within six weeks.

Agreeing with the suggestion, the petitioner’s counsel stated that his grievance stood redressed and he did not wish to press the writ petition any further. Disposing of the matter, Justice Sethi asserted: “It is made clear that the undertaking recorded on behalf of the state be complied with positively.”