IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.20689 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: November 08, 2011 Vishal Teji …..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Ms.Puja Chopra, Advocate for the petitioner .. RAJAN GUPTA, J.: The petitioner has preferred this petition seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus to consider him for selection and appointment as ASI in the Punjab Armed Police as also to take a final decision on the file pending in the office of DGP, Punjab. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a distinguished sportsman and has many awards to his credit. He has won number of medals as bodybuilder, thus he deserves to be appointed as ASI in the Punjab Armed Police. According to her, the petitioner had also applied for the said post in the year 2003, pursuant to which he was asked to attend office of respondent No.2 along with certificates. Though he was assured that he would be appointed, no tangible action followed. Thus, a mandamus be issued by this court for doing the needful. Civil Writ Petition No.20689 of 2011 - 2 - I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Claim of the petitioner is based on various awards/medals won by him in sports and bodybuilding. From the perusal of the petition, it is not clear whether petitioner applied for appointment in response to some advertisement or of his own. On a query being put to learned counsel about the legal right, if any, available to petitioner for appointment as ASI, no clear answer is forthcoming. The prayer that a decision be taken on the file of the petitioner is also misplaced. There is nothing on record to show that petitioner applied in any regular process of selection and file in question was prepared pursuant thereto. Merely because petitioner has number of awards/medals to his credit would not ipso facto entitle him to appointment as ASI in the Punjab Armed Police. I am of the considered view that there is no merit in this petition. Same is hereby dismissed. November 08, 2011 ( RAJAN GUPTA ) pc JUDGE