IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8476 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 11, 2010. Shingara Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Ms.Rajeev Dev Sharma, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner applied for the post of Headmaster in response to an advertisement issued in October, 2006 (Annexure P-1). He avers that his merit position is 64.90% and one of the candidates lower in merit, namely, respondent No.4 who got 62.02 % marks, has now been given appointment over-looking the superior claim of the petitioner. The petitioner accordingly seeks a mandamus to direct the official respondents to appoint him on the post of Head-Master from the date the candidate(s) lower in merit than him have been given appointment. In this regard, the petitioner is said to have represented the authorities on 5.4.2010 (Annexure P-8) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and C.W.P.No .8476 of 2010 2 considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition and the factual plea taken by the petitioner, I am of the considered view that the assertion made by the petitioner requires consideration by respondent Nos.2 & 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner for appointment as Head Master by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Suffice it to observe that if it is found that the candidates lower in merit have got appointment and the petitioner is also fully eligible, he shall be offered appointment from the date the candidates lower to him in merit, have been appointed. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 11, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE