IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 17229 OF 2006 DATE OF DECISION: April 25, 2008 Parties Name Rakesh Kumar Baharn ..PETITIONER VERSUS State of Haryana etc ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. C. PURI PRESENT: Mr. V.S.Punia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana; JASBIR SINGH, J. (oral) Order. This order will dispose of two writ petitions, i.e., CWP No. 17229 of 2006 and 1149 of 2008 as common questions of law and facts are involved in both the cases. For facility of dictating order, facts are being taken from CWP No. 17229 of 2006. By filing this writ petition, petitioner has laid challenge to the order dated October 12, 2006, vide which appointment letter issued to him earlier was cancelled. In this writ petition, it was grouse of the petitioner that he was duly selected against Advertisement No. 4/2006 (Category No. 13) for the post of Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male), Department of Health, State of Haryana. After selection, appointment letter was issued to him on October 12, 2006 and consequently he joined the service against the post, referred to above. However, subsequent thereto his appointment letter was cancelled. Petitioner states that before cancelling his appointment letter, no opportunity of hearing was given to him. In response to notice issued by this Court, reply has been filed, wherein it has been pleaded that the petitioner was not in the select list. His name was in the waiting list. Appointment letter to him was issued due to some inadvertence. Against that officer, necessary action has already been initiated. Counsel for the parties heard. After going through the record, we are satisfied that the petitioner was at No. 4 in the waiting list for general category candidates. Shri Rathee states that all the selected candidates have joined and no post is available. It has further been stated that as and when any post falls vacant, the petitioner's case will be considered as per policy. In view of averments made in para No. 1 of the preliminary objections and para No. 10 of the reply on merits, no case is made out for interference. Dismissed. ( Jasbir Singh ) Judge ( K. C. Puri ) April 25, 2008. Judge DKC