IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.8770 of 2011 Date of Decision:18.05.2011 Simardeep Kaur .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM:- Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustine George Masih Present:- Mr. Harinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. **** Augustine George Masih, J. (Oral) As per the case of the petitioner, in pursuance of an advertisement dated 21.11.2010 Annexure P-1, the petitioner applied for the post of Hindi Mistress in the General Category. She participated in the written test held on 28.12.2010 and on declaration of the result, she was ranked at Sr. No.243 in the general category. The total number of posts for Hindi Mistress were 377 and she had secured 56.7 marks. As per the cut of merit in the general category, which was prescribed by the respondents was 56. The petitioner was entitled for the appointment to the said post. Counseling for scrutiny of the documents was fixed for 27.1.2011 but the petitioner could not attend the same for the reason that she had undergone the surgery on 22.1.2011 and she was admitted in the hospital. However, her husband and father attended the counseling and appeared before the Committee to show the certificates and the documents of the petitioner for scrutiny. Although the Committee acknowledge their presence but did not check the documents of the petitioner on the basis of certificate issued by C.W.P. No.8770 of 2011 -2- the Principal Government Senior Secondary School Sahaura Annexure P-8. After the discharge of the petitioner from the hospital on 31.1.2011, the petitioner had approached the respondents for scrutiny of her documents and for issuance of the appointment letter but no heed was paid by the respondents to her approaches. The petitioner submitted certain representations but since she does not have the copies of those representations, therefore, those have not been attached with this petition, however, the acknowledgment slips are with the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would submit a detailed representation within a period of three days from today and would be satisfied, if a direction at this stage be issued to the Director General School Education-cum-State Project Director, Sarv Sikhia Abhyan – respondent No.2 to consider the same and take a decision thereon within some specified time. Without going into merits of the case and commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a representation within a period of three days from today supported by documents putting forth her reasons for not attending the counseling and the claim which she has made in the writ petition for appointment to the post of Hindi Mistress. If such representation is made, the same shall be considered and decided by respondent No.2, Director General School Education-cum- State Project Director, Sarv Sikhia Abhyan within a period of three weeks and a speaking order be passed on such representation. The order be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case the petitioner is found entitled to appointment to the post for which she had applied and she was selected, the needful be done within a further period of one week. C.W.P. No.8770 of 2011 -3- Copy of the order be given under the signatures of the Court Secretary. May 18, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) renu JUDGE