C.W.P. No. 16787 of 2009 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 16787 of 2009 Date of Decision: Aug. 11, 2011 Hardawinder Singh ...................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another .................. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. M.L.Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Praveen Chander Goyal, Addl. A.G. Punjab. ... RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Petitioner is seeking a writ of Mandamus for appointment to the post of Punjabi Master reserved for the Visually Handicapped persons. In pursuance to the advertisement dated 26.10.2006 (Annexure P-6) 15 posts reserved for Physically Handicapped reserved category were advertised. 7 posts were reserved for the candidates Physically Handicapped (Male). These 7 posts were further sub-categorised as C.W.P. No. 16787 of 2009 [ 2 ] below:- i) Blindness and low vision - 2 posts ii)Hearing impairment - 2 posts iii)Loco-motor disability or cerebral palsy - 2 posts The 7th post was meant for the candidate who was higher in merit amongst the above said categories. Mr. M.L.Sachdeva, counsel for the petitioner, has argued that the petitioner is duly qualified for appointment against the blindness/low vision category of Physically Handicapped persons. Petitioner has a right to be appointed as there are vacant posts available in the partially blind Handicapped category. As per the reply, out of the two posts meant for blindness or low vision category, one Sukhpreet Singh with 66.008 merit marks and Rakesh Kumar with 64.492 merit marks have been appointed. The petitioner has secured a lower merit of 56.20 marks. He is not liable for appointment in the 2 posts reserved for low vision category. As far as the other 5 posts are concerned, all have gone to persons higher in merit than the petitioner. No merit. Dismissed. 11.8.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE