IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15577 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 19.01.2010. Mukhtiar Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Dinesh Kumar Nagar, Advocate for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek quashing of the advertisement dated 23.9.2009 (Annexure P-1), to the extent it prescribes the maximum age limit of 37 years as on 1.1.2009. The advertisement has been published for recruitment to various posts in the Education Department, Punjab. The solitary contention raised on behalf of the petitioner is that previously an advertisement dated 29.8.2007 (Annexure P-2) was issued by the respondents wherein the maximum age limit of 42 years was prescribed. Earlier also, it is claimed that the maximum age limit used to be 42 years only. The reduction in the maximum age, according to the petitioners, is to their dis-advantage and is liable to be struck down. C.W.P.No .15577 of 2009 (O&M) 2 Suffice it to observe that the minimum and maximum age limits for recruitment to public employment is a matter of policy to be taken either by way of Executive Instructions or Statutory Rules. The petitioners have not referred to any such instructions or rules in violation whereof the maximum age limit has been prescribed. In this view of the matter, no interference with the advertisement (annexure P-1) is called for except that if there is any such policy decision or statutory rule prescribing the maximum age limit, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the competent authority, who shall then consider his claim immediately. Dismissed with the liberty aforesaid. 19-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE