IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13072 of 2011 Anand Pal & others ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH 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? Present: Mr.Jarnail S. Saneta, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. Government of India had launched a Scheme known as “Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme”. The State Government has issued the guidelines for better implementation of the Scheme and for fixing the remuneration and appointment of the staff. The Gram Panchayat of the respective villages invited applications for appointment of Rozgar Sahayak. The petitioners were so appointed by the respective Panchayats in August, 2008. The petitioners did not receive salary from November, 2008 onwards and accordingly they had filed a writ petition before this court, which was disposed of with direction to the respondents to consider and ensure that the payments were released. Subsequently, Government of India has considered the matter regarding implementation of the Scheme and issued guidelines for better implementation. It is now emphasised that the Gram Rozgar Sahayak should be trained in computers. The petitioners claim to be having essential qualifications for appointment of regular incumbents Civil Writ Petition No.13072 of 2011 :2: and are fully eligible, but their services have been terminated on 3.5.2011, though they were statedly working to the entire satisfaction of their superiors. Even thereafter they were allowed to participate in the training programme. The petitioners have given a representation to Director Village Development and Panchayat Department and have now approached this court by way of this writ petition claiming that they are eligible and entitled to the post. Counsel for the petitioners was asked to make submission as to how writ petition is maintainable for appointment to the post, which apparently is not a post controlled by the State. It is the Scheme formulated by the Central Government for which certain appointments at the village level are being made by the Panchayat. Whether such an authority would be a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution would, thus, require to be considered for entertaining this writ petition. Except for stating that the writ petition was maintained by Uttar Pradesh High Court and that Hon'ble Supreme Court has entertained a writ for implementation of the Scheme, counsel has not made any submission. This court while disposing of the earlier writ petition filed by the petitioners had clearly observed that order was being passed without going to the maintainability of the writ petition, which was filed by the persons serving in the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Since the counsel has not made any submission to indicate if the post would satisfy the test as required and laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, I am dismissing the petition on this short ground. Dismissed. July 25, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE