IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.9884 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 08, 2009 Kewal Kumari .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.R.S. Bajaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who is working as Librarian in Guru Nanak Khasla College, Sultanpur Lodhi, a Government Aided Private College, has filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondents to allow the petitioner to continue in service up to the age of 62 years in terms of the Instructions dated 19.10.2006 (Annexure P1) issued by the University Grants Commission. It is the case of the petitioner that under those Instructions of the University Grants Commission and the Notification dated 10.9.2007 (Annexure P2) issued by the Punjab Government, the petitioner is entitled to remain in service up to the age of 62 years. In this regard, the petitioner has filed a representation to the Director, Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab. The same is still pending and has not been decided. In view of these facts, without issuing notice to the other side as it will unnecessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director, Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab (respondent No.2 herein) to consider and decide the representation dated 29.5.2009 C.W.P. No.9884 of 2009 -2- (Annexure P5) filed by the petitioner after providing an opportunity of hearing to her as well as management of the respondent-College expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months, by passing a speaking order, in accordance with law. July 08, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE