IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.895 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 20.01.2010. Rubina Thakur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion to respondent Nos.1 & 2 only at this stage. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on their behalf. In view of the nature of the order which I propose to pass, there is no necessity to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioner seeks a mandamus for her appointment as English Teacher (Female) against the post reserved for Backward Class category. The petitioner has averred that initially she was not selected on the plea that she is a graduate with the subject of English (Functional) in stead of English as an Elective subject. However, the respondents as per their affidavit filed in CWP No.17689 of 2008 (Rishu and others versus State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-2), have now decided to treat C.W.P.No .895 of 2010 (O&M) 2 the candidates who have passed the examination with English as a Functional subject, as eligible and give appointment to them as per their merit. The petitioner's further case is that if her claim for appointment is re-considered in the light of the revised stand taken by the respondents before this Court, she would also be entitled for appointment as English Teacher in the reserved category of Backward Class (Female). The petitioner is said to have served the respondents through a legal notice dated 18.11.2009 (Annexure P-5) but without any response. Having heard learned counsel for the parties at some length and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the petitioner's claim regarding her merit for appointment as English Teacher, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner as contained in the legal notice dated 18.11.2009 (Annexure P-5) and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order as early as possible and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 20-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE