IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP NO. 457 OF 2009 DATE OF DECISION: 13.1.2009 Jaswinder Kaur ...Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Dr.ML Sachdeva, Advocate for petitioner Mr.B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) On the asking of this Court, Mr. BS Chahal accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State. With the consent of the counsel, this petition is disposed of at motion stage. The petitioner belongs to Lobana Caste which is also one of the castes notified as Backward Class. She also claims to be ward of Ex- serviceman. Pursuant to the advertisement issued by the respondents-State for filling the posts of Hindi Masters/Mistress, the petitioner applied for CWP NO. 457 OF 2009 :2: her appointment under the Backward Class Category for which 10% posts were reserved. According to the petitioner, her marks are 58.32% whereas last selected candidate in the Backward Class Category, namely, Balwant Kaur has been appointed with 55.167% marks. The petitioner has also relied upon a Division Bench Judgment of this Court dated 5.3.1999 passed in CWP No.2392 of 1998. The petitioner has also made a representation dated 15.10.2008 (Annexure P-17) which has also not been considered till date. This petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents-State to consider the representation of the petitioner for appointment in the light of the judgment referred to here-in-above within a period of two months from the date a certified of this order is made available to the competent authorities. Needless to say in the event the claim of the petitioner is to be rejected, it shall be by a reasoned and speaking order. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 13.1.2009 MFK