IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 1874 of 2010 Date of Decision: August 17, 2011 Vinod Kumar ….Petitioner Versus The State of Haryana and others. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present: Mr. Aman Pal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Gaurav Dhir, DAG, Haryana, for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Chanakaya Pandit, Advocate, for respondent No.4. 1. Whether reporters of local news papers may be allowed to see judgment? 2. To be referred to reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Alok Singh, J. (Oral) Present petition is being disposed of with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties in the following terms:- 1) Order dated 02.07.2007 reveals that learned Collector has granted preferential hereditary rights to respondent No.4 having observed that petitioner CWP No.1874 of 2010 and respondent No.4 are having same merits/demerits, therefore, order of the Collector dated 02.07.2007 should be quashed with direction to the Collector to decide the matter afresh within 60 days from the date certified copy of this order is placed before him. 2) Collector shall make all possible attempts to find out comparative merits and demerits between the petitioner and respondent No.4 and shall pass fresh order on merits after hearing both the parties. While considering the candidature, learned Collector shall not give weightage on the ground of preferential hereditary rights. 3) Parties shall appear before the Collector on 01.09.2011. 4) Any observation made herein above, shall not prejudice the mind of the Collector while taking decision afresh in accordance with law on the merits of the claim of both the candidates. August 17, 2011 ( Alok Singh ) vkd Judge 2