C.W.P. No. 8475 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8475 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 12, 2011 Harvinder Kaur d/o Sh. Babu Singh .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Mr. P.K.Goklaney, Advocate, for Mr. Harinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) It is the contention of the petitioner that she had, as per the advertisement dated 21.11.2010, applied for the post of Math Mistress. She belongs to the Backward Class as also she is a grand-daughter of a Freedom Fighter and, therefore, entitled to consideration in both these categories apart from the general category. It is further the contention of the petitioner that the result was declared and the petitioner was placed at merit No. 79 in the category of Backward Class out of 157 posts to be filled up from amongst the Backward Class category. Even in the Freedom Fighter category, the petitioner was placed at Sr. No. 7 whereas 16 posts C.W.P. No. 8475 of 2011 2 had been advertised for this category. In both these categories, she was entitled to the appointment to the post of Math Mistress. She did join counselling, as was required on 20.01.2011, but till date the petitioner has not been issued the appointment letter. It is the submission of the petitioner that she had already submitted the representations dated 09.02.2011 (Annexure P-12) and thereafter 13.02.2011 (Annexure P-13) to the Director General School Education-cum-State Project Director, Sarv Sikhia Abhyan-respondent No. 2 but till date, neither the petitioner has been issued the appointment letter nor any decision thereon has been conveyed to the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage, if a direction is issued to respondent No. 2 to consider the representation dated 13.02.2011 (Annexure P-13) submitted by the petitioner within some specified time. Without going into the merit of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director General School Education-cum-State Project Director, Sarv Sikhia Abhyan-respondent No. 2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 13.02.2011 (Annexure P-13) within a period of three weeks' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The decision taken thereon be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case the petitioner is entitled to the appointment to the post of Math Mistress, the appointment letter be issued to her within a further period of one week. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 12, 2011 JUDGE pj