IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9009 of 2009 Date of Decision: August 03, 2009 Om Parkash & Another .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. K.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The petitioners, Om Parkash and Lakhbir Singh, Assistant Sub Inspectors, have filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.3 i.e. Director General of Police –Cum- Director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, District Jalandhar, to accept joining of the petitioners for pursuing intermediate school course commencing from 1.4.2009 and not to reject their case on account of late joining. The matter need not be addressed in detail in so much as learned counsel for the respondents has pointed out that the petitioners had given in writing, showing their unwillingness to undergo CWP No.9009 of 2009 [2] this Course commencing from 1.4.2009. Learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions from Mr. Ashok Pathak, Director, Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, District Jalandhar, contends that the petitioners would be allowed to join the intermediate school course commencing from 1.10.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would be satisfied if they are allowed to join the course commencing from 1.10.2009. In view of the above, respondent No.5 i.e. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ludhiana Range, Ludhiana, is directed to enable the petitioners to join the course commencing from 1.10.2009. The petition is disposed of accordingly. (AJAI LAMBA) August 03, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?