IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2779 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 15, 2011. Anu Bala and another .....Petitioners versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek a mandamus to direct the official respondents to appoint them to the posts of Hindi Teachers being higher in merit than the private respondents and keeping in view their merit points 141.167 & 140.042 and ranks 646 and 869, respectively, in the general category. The petitioners' case is that they could not appear in the counseling as the result was not put on the website mentioned in the advertisement dated 2.9.2007 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner thus did not come to know about her selection and could not appear for the counseling. Resultantly, the candidates lower in merit who appeared in counseling have got appointments. It is also averred that 753 posts of Hindi Teachers C.W.P.No .2779 of 2011 2 are still lying vacant and the official respondents are contemplating to fill up the same by reducing the minimum qualification as well as the minimum qualifying marks from 50% to 45%. The petitioners, on the other hand, have represented the authorities on several times including dated 30.12.2010 (Annexures P-6 and P-7, respectively) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the above stated plea taken by the petitioners, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the petitioners for their appointment as Hindi Teachers sympathetically against the available vacancies and also keeping in view their merit position. Suffice it to say that if the counseling is meant only for verifying the genuineness of the certificates/documents and willingness of the candidates, the petitioners would appear as and when called for by the authorities and would produce the relevant documents. It is also directed that if respondent No.2 decides to appoint them, the petitioners shall not be entitled to claim back wages. A speaking order in this regard shall be passed within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Till then, two posts of Hindi Teachers shall be kept reserved. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 15, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE