IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5247 of 2008 Date of Decision: December 22, 2009 Kuldip Kaur .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Dharam Pal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Mr. R.S. Pathania, Advocate, for Mr. R.S. Manhas, for respondent No.5. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Reply on behalf of respondent No.5 filed in Court, is taken on record. This petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent Nos.1 to 4 to consider and appoint the petitioner as Art & Craft Teacher (Female) General Category. CWP No.5247 of 2008 [2] In the reply filed on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2, the stand taken by the said respondents is that it is for the Subordinate Services Selection Board to consider the comparative merit and therefore, respondent Nos.1 and 2 are not in a position to respond to the averments made in the petition. On behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4 i.e. Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab, it has been contended that the petitioner has been selected and therefore, cause of action does not survive any more. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of as infructuous. (AJAI LAMBA) December 22, 2009 JUDGE avin