IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 9882 of 2011 Date of Decision: 31.5.2011. Pardeep Singh and another --Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Ms. Maninder, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. B.S. Chahal, D.A.G., Punjab has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners applied for the post of P.T.I in response to the advertisement issued on 23.10.2006. Petitioners possess the qualification of B.P.Ed. They were declared ineligible. A number of writ petitions came to be filed before this Court. A Full Bench of this Court in CWP No. 451 of 2008 titled as Manjit Singh Vs. State of Punjab & others held that the candidates possessing higher qualification in the same line are eligible for the post notwithstanding prescription of the minimum qualification. The petitioners are claiming their consideration in view of the aforementioned judgement of the Hon'ble Full Bench. Let the candidature of the petitioners be considered along with the similarly situated candidates. I am informed that the State Govt. has CWP. No. 9882 of 2011 -2- also issued a circular for counselling of all categories of candidates. In this view of the matter, case of the petitioners be also considered in the light of the aforesaid circular. Petition disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 31.5.2011. lucky