IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 22284 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.09.2011 Navneet Kaur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. Surmukh Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. B.S.Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. **** SURYA KANT, J.(Oral) The petitioner, while seeking quashing of the speaking order dated 14.10.2010 (Annexure P-14), claims appointment as Punjabi Mistress on the basis of 67.94 marks secured by her as compared to 66.999 marks alleged to have been awarded to respondent No.4. Respondents have filed their reply/affidavit dated 20.09.2011 acknowledging that the marks of internal assessment of B.Ed. were not earlier added to the petitioner, hence her case has been sent to the Chairman of the Departmental Selection Committee (Teaching) to rectify the mistake and determine her merit and eligibility. CWP No. 22284 of 2010 [2] In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Chairman of the Departmental Selection Committee (Teaching) to do the needful within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order with a further direction to respondent No.2 to offer appointment to the petitioner as per her merit, if she is found entitled to, with effect from the date the candidate lower in merit has been appointed. The retrospective appointment of the petitioner, however, shall be on notional basis without payment of arrears of pay, though, she shall be entitled to seniority and pay fixation. The appropriate orders shall be passed within one month from the date of rectification of the merit of the petitioner by the Chairman of the Departmental Selection Committee (Teaching). Dasti. 20.09.2011 (SURYA KANT) 'ravinder' JUDGE