Civil Writ Petition No.4336 of 2002 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4336 of 2002 Date of decision: August 31, 2010. Governor Singh & Ors. ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner(s). Ms. Ambika Luthra, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia , J. (Oral): Present writ petition was filed with a prayer for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, to permit the petitioners to appear in B-1 test to be held on 15.3.2002, or in the alternative, for issuance of a direction to the DGP, Punjab and the SSP, District Muktsar not to post the personnel of PAP/IRB/Commando Battalion in Punjab Police, over and above the petitioners on the basis of B-1 test, or in the alternative to stay the B-1 test scheduled to be held on 15.3.2002. In response to the writ petition, in para 5, it has been submitted as under:- “That contents of Para No.5 of the Civil Writ Petition are admitted to the extent that it was decided by respondent No.2 Civil Writ Petition No.4336 of 2002 -: 2 :- not to hold B-1 test during the January 2002, because upto 31.12.2001, 1878 lower school course pass constables are still awaiting their turn since 1994. The petitioners of the instant civil writ petition belong to Muktsar District and 39 lower school course pass constables are still awaiting their turn for promotion to the rank of Head Constable in Muktsar District. So it was decided by respondent No.2 not to conduct B-1 test of District Police in the year 2002. The petitioners have challenged the B-1 test of Lady Constables, but the petitioners have no cause of action for filing this civil writ petition against B-1 test of Lady Constables because the State Government vide memo No.1/298/98(1)/Spl/1664 dated 22.6.2001 approved the proposal of respondent No.1 to convert following posts of male staff into that of female staff:- 1. Inspectors 14 2. Sub-Inspectors 38 3. ASIs 102 4. Head Constables 200 5. Constables 813 In view of the above, B-1 test of eligible Lady Constable was conducted by the respondent on 15.3.2010. The petitioners belong to separate cadre of male Constables whereas as per provisions of Punjab Police Rules 1.1, cadre of Lady Constables/Head Constables is a separate cadre, so the petitioners have no cause of action for filing writ petition against B-1 test of Lady Constables.” Civil Writ Petition No.4336 of 2002 -: 3 :- By efflux of time, prayer made by the petitioners cannot be entertained. Furthermore, the reasons, as set out in the written statement, which have been reproduced above, justify non-holding of the test in the year 2002. Hence, the present writ petition, being devoid of any merit, is dismissed, with no order as to costs. [Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia] August 31, 2010. Judge kadyan