Civil Misc. No. 6449 of 2011 in/and Civil Writ Petition No. 3141 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Misc. No. 6449 of 2011 in/and Civil Writ Petition No. 3141 of 2011 Date of Decision: 10th May, 2011. Seema ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & Others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.Gagandeep Singh Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3. * * * Augustine George Masih , J.(Oral) Civil Misc. No.6449 of 2011 Prayer in this application is for permission to place on record short affidavit of respondents No.2 & 3. Prayer granted. Affidavit is taken on record. C.M stands disposed of. Civil Writ Petition No. 3141 of 2011 Prayer in the present writ petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 and 3 to issue the appointment letter to the petitioner as Mathematics Mistress as the petitioner fulfills all the requisite terms and conditions as prescribed for the said post and has been placed at Serial No.40 in order of merit but has not been issued an appointment letter while persons lower in merit have been appointed. It has further been submitted that when the petitioner did not receive the appointment letter, she had approached the office of Sarv Civil Misc. No. 6449 of 2011 in/and Civil Writ Petition No. 3141 of 2011 2 Sikhya Abhiyan Authority, Punjab but did not get any response. In the reply, it has been pleaded by the respondents that the petitioner, at the time of counseling, did not produce the residence certificate and therefore, was not issued the appointment letter. Subsequently, residence certificate has not been submitted by the petitioner and the claim of the petitioner is under active consideration of the respondents. Counsel for the respondents states that decision in this matter will be taken expeditiously. The writ petition is disposed of with a directions to the Director General School Education-cum-State Project Officer Sarv Sikhya Abhiyan Authority, Punjab-respondent No.2 to finalize the matter under consideration within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. The decision, so taken, be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. (Augustine George Masih) 10th May, 2011. Judge Seema-II