CWP No.6178 of 2010.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.6178 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.04.2010 **** Raspinder Pal Kaur . . . . 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: Dr. M.L. Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner, who was working as a Junior Basic Teacher/Elementary Training Teacher in the Education Department, Government of Punjab, has now been promoted as Punjabi Mistress by respondent No.2 vide order dated 08.02.2010 (Annexure P2). She is, however, aggrieved at posting at a far away place, namely, Saflabad, District Kapurthala, which is more than 250 kilometres away from her present place of posting i.e. Lakhewali, where, her husband is also said to be serving as a Teacher in the Government Middle School. CWP No.6178 of 2010.doc - 2 – (2). The petitioner has further averred that several posts of Punjabi Masters/Mistresses are lying vacant in District Muktsar and nearby areas. (3). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the hardship which the petitioner is likely to face as a result of the impugned posting order and also keeping in view the fact that her husband is presently posted in District Muktsar, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to redress the petitioner’s grievance and unless there are compelling reasons, modify the order dated 08.02.2010 to the extent that the petitioner may be posted somewhere in District Muktsar and/or nearby areas. Let an appropriate order be passed within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 06.04.2010 vishal shonkar