IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.717 of 2010 Date of Decision : 18.01.2010 Jaswant Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Gurnam Singh, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 31.7.2007 (Annexure P-7) passed by the Lok Pal, Punjab, whereby his complaint, alleging unfair treatment given to him in the selection process for appointment to the posts of Punjabi Lecturer as well as Social Studies Teacher, in School Cadres, has been turned down. Notwithstanding the delay of more than 2 years in challenging the impugned order, I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner on merits. The controversy pertains to the selection process initiated by the Departmental Selection Committee of the Education Department, C.W.P.No .717 of 2010 (O&M) 2 Punjab, way back in the year 2001. The petitioner's grievance is that two candidates, who were below him in the academic merit, have been given higher marks in the interview to deprive him of the selection. The Lok Pal, after summoning the records and on perusal thereof, has concluded that the action of the Members of the Selection Committee was not actuated by any motive of personal interest. That being the state of affairs, no case to interfere with the impugned order, at this belated stage, is made out. Dismissed. 18-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE