IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 9667 of 2011 Date of Decision: 27.5.2011. Harjinder Kaur --Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. K.S. Dadwal, Addl. A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. Husband of the petitioner was appointed as a Constable in Punjab Police on 15.10.1992. He was allotted Constabulary No.1447/Gurdaspur. He was member of a search party that carried search operation in village Ratarwan, Distt. Gurdaspur. In the search operation, husband of the petitioner is said to have killed two terrorists when they were about to cross the international border. An FIR No.25 dated 25.4.2010 was registered in this regard. On the basis of anti-terrorist performance of the petitioner's husband and in view of the Govt. policy the petitioner claims appointment on the post of Lady Constable in the police department. The claim of the petitioner has been rejected vide the impugned order dated 4.4.2011 without recording any reasons. CWP. No. 9667 of 2011 -2- Apart from the various other grounds, it is urged that the impugned order is totally non-speaking and no reason whatsoever in rejecting the claim of the petitioner has been disclosed. I have perused the impugned order (Annexure P-7/T). Claim of the petitioner has been rejected without recording any reason whatsoever. The order is not sustainable in law. In view of the above, this petition is allowed. Order impugned (Annexure P-7/T) is hereby set aside and the matter is remitted back to the competent authority for re-consideration of the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law. Respondents are at liberty to pass a fresh speaking and reasoned order, within a period of four months. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 27.5.2011. lucky