IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17415 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 16, 2011. SPO Sukhdev Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Kamaldip Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, 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. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, learned Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on their behalf. Let seven copies of the writ petition be supplied to the learned State counsel during the course of day failing which the order shall be automatically recalled and the writ petition shall be deemed to have been dismissed for non-prosecution. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter reply from the respondents at this stage. CWP No.17415 of 2011 [2] The petitioners who are working as SPOs in the Home Affairs and Justice Department, Punjab, seek a mandamus for allocation of Constabulary numbers to them as they have improved their academic qualifications. They are also seeking relaxation in height etc. so that they be treated at par with other similarly placed SPOs. It is stated that somewhat similar relief was granted to the SPOs in CWP No.253 of 2009 (SPO Satnam Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others) decided on 19.4.2010 placing their matter before the Officers' Committee constituted by this Court vide order dated 4.3.2010 passed in Civil Writ Petition No.566 of 2010 (Ranjit Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others). The claim of SPO Satnam Singh and others has since been accepted by the Officers' Committee and the desired relief has been granted to them vide report dated 18.4.2011 (Annexure P-7). The petitioners further allege that instead of considering their claim on the same pattern, an order dated 19.8.2011 (Annexure P-8) has been issued whereby they are sought to be converted as Home Guard Volunteers. Against the said order, the petitioners have relied upon yet another order dated 29.8.2011 passed by this Court in CWP No.15866 of 2011 (SPO Sukhwinder Singh and others versus State of Punjab and others) (Annexure P-9). Having heard learned counsel for the parties and in the light of the above noticed facts, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that let the claim of the petitioners regarding allocation of Constabulary numbers be considered by the Officers' Committee constituted in Ranjit Singh's case (supra). The Committee shall dispose of the petitioners' claim while keeping in view its recommendations (Annexure P-7) as early as CWP No.17415 of 2011 [3] possible but not later than the time period granted in Ranjit Singh's case (supra). Till an appropriate decision is taken and the Authorities take some final decision on the recommendations of the Officers' Committee, no adverse decision against the petitioners who were recruited as SPOs prior to 31.12.1994, shall be taken. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 16, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE