IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 2480 of 2009 Date of Decision: February 17, 2009 Habib Khan and others ...... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr.G.S.Hooda, Advocate for the petitioners. **** 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? Ajay Tewari, J. The petitioners have filed this petition alleging that they were recruited as Constables under the sports quota and that thereafter the standing orders were issued directing that all Constables who have been appointed under the sports quota would continue to serve at Central Sports Organisation till the age of 35, the purpose being to enable them to practice and excel in the sports for which they have been selected. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the petitioners have a right to be posted in the District Police because in the District Police there can be two chances to appear for the lower school test while in Sub Centre Sports Organisation they have the chance to appear for the said test once a year. He has further argued CWP No. 2480 of 2009 -2- that this condition was not present at the time when the petitioners were recruited. He has also urged that the respondents are picking and choosing such persons and posting them to the District Police/GRP and that this cannot be permissible. In my opinion this writ petition is wholly unmerited. Once the petitioners were appointed under the special scheme for sports persons the requirement that they should dedicate themselves to that sport so as to bring laurels to their parent organisation cannot be faulted. It is not the petitioners' case that because of this posting they are not getting their pay or that their service during this posting is not going to be counted for any other consequential benefits. This stipulation cannot also be termed as something which is prejudicial to the conditions of service of the petitioners and thus could not be introduced after their induction. Since I have held that the petitioners have no right to claim posting in the District Police/GRP the allegations of pick and choose are also rendered harmless since the allegation of pick and choose can only be made where there is an assertion of a right. Consequently this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE February 17 , 2009 sunita