IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19577 of 2011 Date of Decision : December 14, 2011. Ramesh Lal and another .....Petitioners versus Union of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Arun Gosain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.Athar Ahmed, Central Government Standing Counsel for the respondents. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Mr.Athar Ahmed, Central Government Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. Let four copies of the writ petition be supplied to learned counsel for the respondents during the course of day. In view of the nature of order which I propose to pass, there is no need to seek any counter-reply from the respondents at this stage. The petitioners are primarily aggrieved by their non-selection as Assistant Sub Inspectors (Steno) in the Border Security Force. CWP No.19577 of 2011 [2] It is averred that despite application moved by the petitioners under Right to Information Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). the particulars of the selected candidates are not being supplied to enable them to impugn their selection and the respondent-authorities are taking shelter behind their alleged exemption under the Act. In my considered view, the exemption, if any, granted to the B.S.F. Authorities under the Act, would not applicable in the matter of public employment, at least for the limited purpose of giving particulars of the selected candidates as the petitioners cannot be denied their right to impugn such selection by impleading necessary parties. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents to supply a list of the selected candidates with whom the petitioners have also competed. No other particulars need to be given to the petitioners at this stage. The needful shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. The petitioners thereafter shall be at liberty to have recourse in accordance with law. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. December 14, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE