IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.4506 of 2006 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 28, 2009 Balvinder Kaur .....PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Arun Takhi, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl.A.G.,Punjab. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) In the present petition, the petitioner has challenged the advertisement dated 5.3.2006 (Annexure P2) and Corrigendum dated 11.3.2006 (Annexure P3) wherein the upper age limit for the candidates for the post of Primary Teacher has been prescribed as 37 years. Concededly, the petitioner is more than 37 years of age and was not eligible as per the advertisement for the aforesaid post. The petitioner is the dependent of Ex-serviceman and she claims the relaxation in upper age being the dependent of Ex-serviceman. In the advertisement dated 5.3.2006 (Annexure P2) it has been stated that in case of Ex-servicemen, the relaxation of 5 years in upper age limit can be given. In the written statement filed on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, a specific stand has been taken that as per condition No.4 of the advertisement dated 5.3.2006 (Annexure P2), relaxation in upper age limit can be given in terms of the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-servicemen Rules, C.W.P. No.4506 of 2006 -2- 1982 and in case of dependents of Ex-servicemen, relaxation in upper age limit is not applicable. Counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to controvert the aforesaid factual and legal position. In view of the aforesaid stand taken in the written statement, I do not find any merit in the petition and the same is hereby dismissed. July 28, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE