CWP No.19392 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.19392 of 2009 Date of Decision: 22.02.2010 **** Baldev Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and another . . . . . Respondents **** 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? **** Present: Mr. H.P.S. Ishar , Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and appoint him to the post of Tractor Mechanic Instructor pursuant to the advertisement dated 04.12.2008 (Annexure P1). (2). The question which arises for consideration is as to whether the petitioner possesses the requisite qualification prescribed for the afore-said post? The petitioner has passed the Training Course of Mechanics (Agricultural Machinery) from the Advanced Training Institute, Ludhiana. CWP No.19392 of 2009.doc - 2 – (3). The respondents have not entertained the petitioner’s application for want of requisite qualification in terms of the advertisement dated 23.06.2007 read with the Corrigendum issued subsequently. (4). The above-stated controversy has already been dealt with by this Court in CWP No.646 of 2008 titled as Lal Singh vs. Union of India and others decided on 11.01.2010. (5). This writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed for the reasons assigned in the Lal Singh’s case (supra). (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 22.02.2010 vishal shonkar