IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7 of 2011 Date of Decision : January 04, 2011. Sandeep Kumar .....Petitioner versus Punjab State Warehousing Corporation .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ashok Sharma Nabhewala, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner was well within the age limit prescribed for the post of Technical Assistants which were advertised by the respondent- Corporation on 20.2.2003 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner applied and appeared in the written test held on 13.6.2003 pursuant to the said advertisement. It is stated that the petitioner was declared successful, however, without taking further action in the matter and/or completing the selection process for over seven years, the Corporation has now issued a fresh advertisement on 12.12.2010 (Annexure P-6) inviting applications for the same posts. The petitioner has now become over-age. He accordingly seeks a mandamus to direct the Corporation to declare the result of the selection process initiated vide advertisement dated 20.2.2003 C.W.P.No .7 of 2011 2 and/or grant the age relaxation to permit him to apply and compete in the fresh selection process. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length, I am of the considered view that though the petitioner has no legally vested right to seek relaxation in age, however, it appears obligatory on the respondent-Corporation to communicate the reasons, if any, for not completing the selection process initiated vide advertisement dated 20.2.2003. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Managing Director of the respondent-Corporation to communicate the petitioner the reasons for not completing the selection process pursuant to the earlier advertisement dated 20.2.2003. Let the needful be done within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. January 04, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE