IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P(T) No. 4788 of 2008. Decided on: 26.07.2010. Jai Singh Sirkek. …Petitioner. -Versus- The H.P. State Cooperative Bank Ltd. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : None. For the respondent. : Mr. Tarlok Chauhan, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The petitioner is seeking appointment to the post of Clerk. However, fact of the matter is that the respondent-Bank is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India as per the law laid down by a Division Bench of this Court in Chandresh Kumar Malhotra Versus H.P. State Coop. Bank and others, 1993(2) Sim. L.C. 243. 2. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed being not maintainable against the respondent-Bank. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July, 26, 2010. (bhupender) 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?