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High Court Stays Appointment of 454 Pharmacy Officers Till September
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has stopped a job process.
The jobs were for 454 pharmacy officers in Punjab.
People who want the jobs took a test on July 19.
Some people said the test was unfair.
They said a cheating gang was involved.
Police broke up that gang on the same day as the test.
The court said no more appointments can be made for now.
The court will hear the case again on September 17.
Until then, the job appointments are on hold.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court stayed the appointment process for 454 pharmacy officers in Punjab until the next hearing on September 17.
Justice Sandeep Moudgil issued the stay on a plea by Keshav Kamboj and others seeking cancellation of the written examination held on July 19.
The plea alleged the exam was 'vitiated by an organised cheating racket' dismantled by Punjab Police on July 19.
The recruitment was advertised on June 11, 2026 by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences for the department of health and family welfare.
An earlier interim order on July 28 had made the selection process subject to the outcome of the petition.
- Who
- The Punjab and Haryana High Court, acting on a plea by Keshav Kamboj and others represented by Advocate K S Dadwal.
- What
- The court stayed the appointment of 454 pharmacy officers in Punjab following allegations of exam cheating.
- Where
- Punjab, India, with the case heard at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh.
- When
- Stay order dated August 10, with the stay effective until the next hearing on September 17; the examination was held on July 19.
- Why
- Petitioners alleged the recruitment examination was vitiated by an organised cheating racket.
Key facts
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Sandeep Moudgil
- Posts Affected
- 454 pharmacy officers (pharmacist posts)
- Exam Date
- July 19
- Advertisement Date
- June 11, 2026
- Recruiting Body
- Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
- Recruiting Department
- Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab
- Next Hearing
- September 17
Quotes
Advocate K S Dadwal
Advocate appearing for petitioners in the writ petition
“Consequently, the appointment process for the posts of pharmacist, pursuant to the advertisement dated 11.06.2026 issued by the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences for 454 posts, has come to a standstill, "he told the court.”
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