CWP No.15792 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.15792 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 19.05.2010 **** Rajinder Kumar . . . . Petitioner VS. 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. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? **** Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. K.S. Sidhu, DAG Punjab Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Advocate for respondent No.4 ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks appointment to the post of Punjabi Master in the Education Department, Punjab, primarily on the ground that he is higher in merit than the private respondent No.4 who has already been appointed. (2). This fact has not been controverted by the respondents in the counter-affidavit. (3). It appears that appointment of respondent No.4 stands protected under the orders of this Court against which SLP has been preferred by the State of Punjab and the same is still pending. (4). In this view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at this stage with a direction to the respondents to offer appointment to the petitioner also and to grant him the CWP No.15792 of 2009.doc - 2 – due seniority but without paying any arrears of pay within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, however, subject to the final outcome of the SLP pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. (5). Ordered accordingly. (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 19.05.2010 vishal shonkar