IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.11472 of 1989(O&M) Date of Decision: 13.09.2011 Nirmal Singh, S.S. Master, Govt. Senior Secondary School, Dehar Fattoopur, District Gurdaspur and another ... Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab through the Secretary to Government of Punjab, Education Department, Punjab, Chandigarh and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. O.P. Sharma, Addl. AG, Punjab, for respondents No.1 to 3. Mr. G.S. Bali, Advocate, for respondents No.4 and 5. ***** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? NO 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? NO K. KANNAN, J. (Oral) 1. There is no representation on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. G.S. Bali has put in appearance on behalf of respondents No.4 and 5. 2. The petitioners' claim in the writ petition is that they were subjected to screening test for promotion and being a Scheduled Castes category, they could not have been subjected to any screening test except when they do not fulfill the essential qualifications and experience. The case is of the year 1989 and I cannot wait for the arrival of the petitioners' counsel to undertake the inquiry on merits. 3. The present petition is, accordingly, dismissed for non-prosecution of the petition. SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 ( K. KANNAN ) Rajan JUDGE