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(iii) Candidates who neither enclosed experience certificate nor ticked requisite column as 'yes'.

12. The petitioners are claiming that act of respondent amounts to change of rules of game and it is trite law that rules of selection process after its commencement cannot be changed. The selection process commences with the advertisement and completes on the selection of candidates. The respondent relied upon letter dated 05.09.2017 of Power Utility which was issued after completion of process of verification of documents. No public notice was issued and in a stealth manner, experience certificates were entertained and marks were awarded. The respondents are claiming that certificates could be entertained at verification stage.

The previous procedure as stated above was to apply 22 of 32 Neutral Citation No:=2025:PHHC:023823 connected cases.

minimum marks only for written examination and not for the oral examination. We have referred to the proper interpretation of the earlier Resolutions dated 24.7.2001 and 21.2.2002 and held that what was adopted on 30.11.2004 was only minimum marks for written examination and not for the Interviews. Therefore, introduction of the requirement of minimum marks for interview, after the entire selection process (consisting of written examination and interview) was completed, would amount to changing the rules of the game after the game was played which is clearly impermissible. We are fortified in this view by several decisions of this Court. It is sufficient to refer to three of them - Ρ.Κ. Ramachandra Iyer v. Union of India, Umesh Chandra Shukla v. Union of India, and Durgacharan Misra v. State of Orissa.

vested or fundamental right in favour of already selected candidates. Further, Selection Commission as well as Haryana Power Utilities with tooth and nail have attempted to justify their conduct. The Commission in terms of this order has to re-calculate marks of candidates who had been granted weightage of experience. If the candidates who have been granted weightage establish their claim, would continue to work.

21. The selection process was completed in 2019 and petitioners approached this Court in 2021. This order may prompt fence sitters to file petitions before this Court which would create chaos. To avoid further litigation, it is hereby made clear that the benefit of this order shall be available only to those candidates who have approached this Court by today i.e. 18.02.2025.