In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh C.W.P.No.5931 of 2008 Date of Decision:11-04-2008 Satish Kumar ---Petitioner vs. State of Haryan and others ---Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. Mansur Ali,Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Palika Monga, AAG, Haryana M.M.KUMAR, J. This petition is directed against the advertisement dated 5.4.2008 (Annexure P-4) issued by respondent No. 3-P.G.I. M.S., Rohtak inviting applications for allotment of chemist shops. Mr. Mansur Ali learned counsel for the petitioner submits that an illegality has been committed by debarring the non-pharmacist to apply for allotment of chemist shop because as per condition No. 1 concerning eligibility, an applicant is required to be a pharmacist having experience of five years in Pharmacy with a valid licence. He has placed reliance on the policy dated 11.1.2007 (Annexure P-3) which permitted the allotments of chemist shops even to the persons who are not qualified Pharmacist. We had issued notice of motion on 9.4.2008 for today with a direction to the learned State counsel to seek instructions as to how the condition of eligibility for allotment of chemist shops requiring only Pharmacists with experience of five years and a valid licence, could be C.W.P.No.5931 of 2008 -2- imposed. At the resumed of hearing today, learned State counsel has placed on record a photo copy of corrigendum issued by the Director, PGIMS, Rohtak, by substituting the aforementioned condition. The condition now reads that applicants for the allotment of chemist shops may be qualified up to matriculation. In so far as the aforementioned aspect is concerned, counsel for the petitioner expresses his satisfaction. However, he submits that the last date for submitting applications is 16.4.2008 and in order to enable the petitioner and other applicants to apply, the date for submitting the applications should also be extended. Accordingly we direct respondent No. 3 -PGIMS, Rohtak, to issue another corrigendum extending the date of receipt of application at least by 10 days in respect of the chemist shops. Writ petition stands disposed of in the above terms. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) JUDGE April 11, 2008 paramjit