IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.5232 of 2008 Date of Decision: 31.03.2008 Ramandeep Sharma and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA AND HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr.Surinder Garg, Advocate, for the petitioners. *** ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(Oral) The petitioners have prayed for quashing the appointments of respondents No.6 to 14 as Lab Attendants. Respondent No.4 issued an advertisement for different posts of Lab Attendants on 09.12.2000. The written test was conducted on 1711.2001 and 18.11.2001 and the interviews were held on 24.12.2001 and 25.12.2001. In pursuance to the written examination and interviews, respondents No.6 to 14 were selected as Lab Attendants and they joined the duties in the month of January, 2002. The petitioners have challenged the selection of respondents No.6 to 14 on the ground that some of the candidates have been given marks whereas the entire questions were answered wrongly. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the sanctity of the examination stands flouted and violated. One example has been C.W.P.No.5232 of 2008 --2-- given of a candidate, namely, Amritpal Singh, who had answered all the questions wrongly but has been awarded 4 marks for the particular question. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they have come to know about the bungling which had taken place in selection of respondents No.6 to 14 through the newspaper report (Annexure P-2) dated 04.07.2007. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the considered opinion that the respondents were selected in pursuance to the advertisement dated 09.12.2000 and have joined the duties as Lab Attendants in the month of January, 2002. The challenge to their appointments has been made highly belatedly i.e. after more than six years. In this view of the matter, we are not inclined to interfere with the selection of respondents No.6 to 14 at this belated stage. Dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE March 31, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) seema JUDGE