C.W.P. No.1123 of 1992 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.1123 of 1992 Date of Decision.14.10.2011 Karam Chand, Junior Assistant, Office of the Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Punjab, Chandigarh .....Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab through the Chief Secretary to Government Punjab, Chandigarh and another .....Respondents 2. C.W.P. No.1903 of 1992 Sarwan Singh, Junior Assistant and others .....Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab through the Commissioner and Secretary to Government Punjab, Home Deptt., Chandigarh and another .....Respondents Present: M. Maninder, Advocate for Mr.R.K. Chopra, Senior Advocate for the petitioner in C.W.P. No.1123 of 1992. None for the petitioner in C.W.P. No.1903 of 1992. Mr. S.S. Sahu, AAG, Punjab. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The subject matter of challenge in the writ petitions has been dealt with by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Saroj Rani Vs. State of Punjab 1999(6) SCC 637. When dealing with the Rule 12 of the Punjab Assistant Grade Examination Rules, it held that when a clause exempts a class of persons from application of any rule, the exemption itself denotes it to be of persons in a small circle out of the bigger circle and C.W.P. No.1123 of 1992 -2- cannot destroy the bigger circle. The Court held on such line of reasoning that exemption under Rule 12 of the Punjab State Assistant Grade Examination Rules from qualifying the examination after 18 years of service as Clerks, destroyed the chance for qualifiers for promotion contrary to object of Rule 4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner while citing above decision states however that he has not the instructions from the client but the benefit of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court ought to be given. I do not think that any directions are necessary for the point covered in the writ petition as has been squarely dealt with by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the aforesaid case. If the petitioners have not been granted the benefit, they will be at liberty to apply to the authority for the benefit of the Supreme Court judgment, who will act accordingly by issuing appropriate orders within 6 weeks from thereon. 3. The writ petitions are disposed of. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE October 14, 2011 Pankaj*