CWP No. 8502 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8502 of 2009 Date of Decision: May 28, 2009 Amir Chand and another ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: Mr. Karan Nehra and Mr.Anant Kataria, Advocates for the petitioner. **** 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? Ajay Tewari, J. The petitioner has challenged the appointment of respondent no.3 as sweeper in village Sagar Sarista, Tehsil Sirsa. By Annexure P-1 the Govt. of Haryana had framed a scheme whereby the Gram Panchayat was authorised to select the sweeper to maintain the hygiene and cleanliness of the village. Ultimately respondent No.3 was selected by the Gram Panchayat. The petitioner moved an application under the Right to Information Act demanding to know the criteria which formed the basis of that selection. In response thereto information was supplied vide letter dated 28.8.2008 wherein it was mentioned as follows:- “Regarding the marks awarded to five candidates it is informed that the selection has not been done by the Selection Committee CWP No. 8502 of 2009 2 on the basis of marks. Their selection has been done on the basis of efficiency judged at the time of interview.” In my opinion no fault can be found with this selection. It is undeniable that the greatest stake holders in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in a village would be the residents of that village (represented through the Gram Panchayat). A selection committee has been formed. The argument of learned counsel for the petitioner that the whole process is marred by favouritism and nepotism is not capable of verification. Apart from this the formation of a committee is the most effective way to guard against the allegation of favouritism. In the circumstances I find myself unable to interfere in the selection. Consequently this writ petition is dismissed. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE May 28 , 2009 sunita