IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 15907 of 2009 Date of Decision: 15.10.2009. Balwinder Singh and others --Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. A.P.S. Shergill, Advocate for the petitioners. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. P.C. Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. The petitioners are working as volunteers under the Alternative and Innovative Education Scheme (AIE in short) launched by the Govt. of India. As a matter of fact, Govt. of India launched two schemes; one is the Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS in short) and the another is Alternative and Innovative Education Scheme. The Respondent-State notified certain posts for admission to the E.T.T Course and volunteers from EGS are entitled to seek admission to the said course as per the public notice dated 22.7.2009 (Annexure P-4). From the perusal of the aforesaid notification it appears that the matriculate EGS volunteers with two years experience are entitled to apply. It appears that at the time of counselling the condition of two years experience has been relaxed. The grievance of the petitioners is that the petitioners are also working in the similar kind of scheme and thus they are entitled to be considered for admission to the said course. However, from the reading of the public notice it appears that the AIE CWP. No. 15907 of 2009 -2- volunteers are not entitled to apply. Petitioners have made a representation (Annexure P-6) to the Chief Minister of the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will be satisfied, if, the respondents are directed to consider the representation of the petitioners, referred to above. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to take decision on the representation of the petitioners within a period of four weeks from the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 15.10.2009 lucky