Chandigarh, July 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered an independent scrutiny of the recruitment process conducted by the Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission (PSRLM), observing prima facie irregularities in the selection procedure and directing that the original recruitment records be taken into judicial custody.

The directions came while hearing a batch of petitions, challenging the recruitment process.

The petitioners alleged that although the recruitment process carried 100 marks--70 for the written examination and 30 for interview, educational qualifications and experience--the authorities failed to disclose the head-wise allocation of marks.

They also contended that the final selection list was uploaded without an...