IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. COPC No. 35/2011 Decided on:21.4.2011 _____________________________________________ Swaran Singh Thakur. …Petitioner. Versus Narinder Chauhan and others. …Respondents. ________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No For the petitioner : Mr. Mohan Singh, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. Anshul Bansal, Addl. A.G. with Mr. P.M. Negi, Dy. A.G. and Mr. R.P. Singh, Asstt. A.G.. _____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). The Court had directed the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Draughtsman (Civil) for 1988 batch. However, it has been brought to the notice of the Court by Mr. Anshul Bansal, learned Additional Advocate General that in fact the candidates of batches 1980, 1981 and 1982 belonging to General Category, candidates of the batch 1983 belonging to General (IRDP), candidates of batch 1984 belonging to Scheduled Caste, candidates of the batch 1985 belonging to Scheduled Tribe and candidates of the batches 1982 and 1983 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No 2 belonging to other backward class have been selected. It has further been brought to the notice of this Court that the respondents have not selected the candidates on batch-wise basis from general category from 1983 to 1989. 2. Consequently, the petition is disposed of with the directions to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner as when the turn of 1988 batch reaches. Notice is discharged. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 21.4.2011 *awasthi*