Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has held that no employee belonging to the general category can insist that a reserved vacancy must necessarily be de-reserved for his benefit.

"The policy relating to reservation in public employment is intended to secure adequate representation to members of the reserved categories. Consequently, de-reservation of a reserved vacancy is an exception and not the rule. Such de-reservation can be resorted to only in accordance with the applicable statutory provisions, executive instructions and governmental policy, and only after approval by the competent authority," the bench of justice Namit Kumar said while dismissing a plea filed by Patiala resident Vijay Kumar Gupta.

In his pet...