CWP No.1481 of 2008 24.9.2008: Present: Mr. Shrawan Dogra, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Additional Advocate General with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General for respondent No.1. Mr. Loveneesh Kanwar, Advocate for respondent No.2. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with the following mandatory directions: i) the petitioner-institution shall issue an advertisement in the leading two newspapers whereby the applications shall be invited from the candidates, who had already qualified the PAT examination held in the month of May, 2008; ii) the respondent-State Shall supply the list of candidates strictly as per the merit list drawn on the basis of PAT examination held in the month of May, 2008 to the petitioner-institution; iii) the petitioner-institution shall only admit the candidates drawn from the merit list of PAT examination as supplied by the State; iv) the advertisement shall be published within a week from today; v) the representative of the State shall remain present at the time of counselling. Immediately after the selection process is over, the list of the admitted candidates shall be supplied by the institution to the State. These peremptory directions have been issued in peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and shall not be treated as a precedent in future. Before parting with the judgment, it is made 2 clear that the cut-off date for filling up the seats by the petitioner- institution will be 15th October, 2008; There shall be no order as to costs. Copy Dasti on usual terms. September 24, 2008 (Rajiv Sharma ),J. *awasthi*