IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9905 of 2007. [O&M] Date of Decision: 5th May, 2010. Neena Sharma Petitioner through Mr. Sanjiv Pandit, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. BBS Teji, Sr. DAG, for respondent No. 1. Mr. V.K.Sandhir, Advocate for respondent No.2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 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 seeks a direction for her appointment to the post of ETT teacher in the reserved category of wards of 'freedom fighters'. The respondents have filed their counter-affidavit/reply contesting the petitioner's claim on the plea that there were 275 posts allocated to District Hoshiarpur, out of which only three could be reserved for the wards of the freedom fighters. Those three posts have already been given to the candidates who got 135.52, 125.79 and 125.75 marks, respectively. It is further explained that there are nine more candidates in the category of freedom fighters' wards, who are higher in merit than the petitioner and are still awaiting for their appointment. In this view of the matter, no direction for appointment of the petitioner can be issued at this stage. Faced with this situation, it is urged by learned counsel for the petitioner that the benefit of reservation to the wards of freedom fighters has not been granted on the basis of total posts of ETTs available in the State of Punjab. If that is so, the petitioner shall be at liberty to make a representation to the Director, Public Instructions [School Education], Punjab and the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Punjab, who shall then obtain the requisite information from all concerned so as to ensure that the quota meant for the wards of 'freedom fighters' is filled up in all the Districts and strictly in order of merit. The aforesaid exercise shall be completed within a period of four months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. May 05, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE