IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11338 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 30.07.2009 Dr. (Ms.) Urvashi Sharma .... PETITIONER Versus Panjab University, Chandigarh and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Girish Agnihotri, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Binayjeet Sheoran, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner is working as a Senior Lecturer in Pedodontics in Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences, P.U.. She has filed the instant petition for quashing the advertisement (Annexure P-12), vide which the single post of Reader in the Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry has been reserved for Scheduled Caste. It is the case of the petitioner that earlier the said post was advertised for General category candidates, in which the petitioner was also called for twice to appear in the interview, but subsequently the said advertisement/interview was cancelled. It is also the case of the petitioner that in this regard, she has given a representation dated 20.7.2009 (Annexure P-14), raising the grouse that a single post of Reader in the CWP No. 11338 of 2009 -2- Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry cannot be reserved for Scheduled Caste category. It is the further case of the petitioner that the said representation has not been considered and decided so far and the respondents are likely to complete the selection against the said advertisement. In view of the aforesaid facts, after hearing counsel for the petitioner and without issuing notice of motion, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the representation dated 20.7.2009 (Annexure P-14) in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of one month and in any case, prior to the date of holding the interview for the said post. July 30, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE