HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No. 19978 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.09.2011 **** Manpreet Kaur . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Anr. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. PL Singla, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner applied for the post of Lecturer in Geography in the reserved category of physically-challenged persons. The petitioner relies upon the revised provisional merit list (Annexure P4) wherein she has been placed at Sr.No.1 in the afore-stated reserved category. The petitioner, however, neither was called for counseling held on 23.12.2009 nor her result has been produced in Court as was directed by this Court vide order dated 22.12.2009. Unfortunately, the respondents have even failed to file their reply/affidavit despite 7-8 opportunities already granted, however, subject to payment of cost of Rs.10000/- with the Mediation and Conciliation Centre of the High Court which CWP No.19978 of 2009.doc - 2 – too has not been paid nor reply filed. The official of the Department present in Court has no explanation whatsoever for not filing the reply/cost even today. The records have also not been brought to assist the learned State counsel. (2). That being the sorry state of affairs, the defence of the respondents is struck off. The averments made by the petitioner having gone unrebutted, the writ petition is allowed with a direction to the respondents to declare the petitioner’s result after the counseling and in case she is still at No.1 in the order of merit to give her appointment as Lecturer in Geography forthwith but not later than two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (3). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 13.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge 2