IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.21731 of 2010 Date of Decision: December 06, 2010 Manjit Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Amit Dhawan, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing joint seniority list of Head Constables circulated in District Kapurthala, vide document, Annexure P-2. 2. Notice of motion. 3. On the asking of the Court, Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of CWP No.21731 of 2010 [2] respondents. Requisite number of copies of the petition have been given to learned counsel for the respondents. 4. On request of learned counsel for the parties and in view of peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, the matter is taken up for final adjudication today itself. 5. It has been contended that seniority of Head Constables is to be maintained within the district. The seniority of the petitioner has been adversely effected by virtue of the action of the respondents who have allowed the Head Constables from Punjab Armed Police to be inducted in District Kapurthala. 6. Learned counsel for the parties are ad-idem that the matter can be referred to the Committee constituted under Order dated 13.10.2010 passed in Civil Miscellaneous No.14155 of 2010 in Civil Writ Petition No.11993 of 2010 titled ‘Sub Inspector Gurbinder Singh & others vs. State of Punjab & others’. 7. In view of the fact that Committee constituted in deference to orders of this Court is already looking into the CWP No.21731 of 2010 [3] inter-se seniority of persons, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Committee constituted under Order dated 13.10.2010 passed in Civil Miscellaneous No.14155 of 2010 in Civil Writ Petition No.11993 of 2010 titled ‘Sub Inspector Gurbinder Singh & others vs. State of Punjab & others’. (AJAI LAMBA) December 06, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?