IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15543 of 2008 Date of Decision : April 29, 2010. Malkiat Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Arun Nehra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab. Mr.Arun Jindal, Advocate, for respondent No.3. Mr.Arun Abrol, Advocate, for respondent No.4. -.- 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) The petitioner is daughter of a freedom fighter. She seeks quashing of appointment of respondent Nos.3 & 4 to the posts of Supervisors in the Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Child, Government of Punjab, on the ground that she has a preferential right to seek such appointment over and above respondent Nos.3 & 4 who are the grand-children of freedom fighters. On a re-consideration of the petitioner's claim, it is informed by learned State counsel that the State Government is willing to appoint the petitioner also. Since one Sarabjit Kaur d/o Sohan Singh, w/o C.W.P.No .15543 of 2008 2 Tarlochan Singh, resident of Village Jhande, P.O.Baddowal, District Ludhiana, is also a daughter of freedom fighter and above the petitioner in order of merit, the official respondents agree to offer appointment to her as well. In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to issue appointment letter to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order and also to offer appointment to Sarabjit Kaur, as mentioned above, if she is willing to join the post. It is directed that Sarabjit Kaur (if she joins) and the petitioner shall be treated senior to respondent Nos.3 & 4 in the cadre of Supervisors for seniority and future promotions. However, they shall not be entitled to any arrears of pay etc. but their pay shall be notionally fixed w.e.f. the date of appointment of respondent No.4. Dasti. April 29, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE