C.W.P. No. 8044 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8044 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 06, 2011 Kaushalya d/o Sh. Sada Ram .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) The petitioner's grouse, as it appears from the pleadings, is that despite she being eligible for appointment to the post of Hindi Mistress as per the advertisement dated 23.11.2010 and having been selected and placed at Sr. No. 6 in the merit list in the general category, she has not been issued the appointment letter only on the ground that she has not passed Punjabi in the Matriculation examination. Petitioner contends that she has got a certificate issued from the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, clearly showing the said examination to be equivalent to the matriculation examination of Punjab School Education Board and on this C.W.P. No. 8044 of 2011 2 basis, she contends that after having submitted that certificate dated 02.04.2011 and having submitted a representation to the respondents, no decision thereon has been taken. Reference has been made to the representation dated 05.04.2011, which has been received vide Diary No. 22247 dated 06.04.2011 in the office of respondent No. 2, who is the competent authority to take a decision thereon. In the light of the pleadings, this Court is of the considered view that at this stage, it would be appropriate to issue a direction to The Director General, School Education Punjab-respondent No. 2 to consider and decide the representation dated 05.04.2011 (Annexure P-11) within a period of two weeks' from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. In case, the petitioner is found entitled to the appointment, the appointment letter be issued to her forthwith and in case, there is some objection, a detailed speaking order be passed and communicated to the petitioner. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Secretary of this Court. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 06, 2011 JUDGE pj