Supreme Court of India
Jagjit Singh v. State of Punjab
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, we are unable to sustain the judgment and order of the High Court.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Service matter-Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branclt)-One out of six posts for each year reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates-Appellant, a Scheduled Caste candidate placed third in merit list of Scheduled Castes candi dates-One of the two candidates resigned a year after appointment-Appellant laid claim for resultant vacancy-If could be appointed-State Government Circular-Scope e~plained. Ih each of the two years of 1971 and 1972 there were six vacancies in the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch). To select eligible candidates for these 12 vacancies in the Punjab Civil Service and
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