C.M. No. 6534 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6605 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.M. No. 6534 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6605 of 2011 Date of Decision : May 10, 2011 Jaspal Kaur d/o Sh. Ajit Singh .... PETITIONER Vs. State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH * * * Present : Dr. M.L.Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) C.M. No. 6534 of 2011 C.M. is allowed. Copy of the appointment letter issued to Harpreet Kaur dated 10.02.2011 (Annexure P-15) is taken on record. CWP No. 6605 of 2011 Counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner applied for the post of English Mistress in response to the advertisement dated 2.11.2010. The petitioner stood qualified and obtained 48.25 marks and was eligible for appointment to the post of English Mistress. Instead of issuing appointment letter to the petitioner, the persons lower in merit have been issued the appointment letters, one of whom is Sapna Sharma- respondent No. 3, who had obtained 45.25 marks and has been issued appointment letter and she has been allowed to join the services. He, on C.M. No. 6534 of 2011 and C.W.P. No. 6605 of 2011 2 this basis, contends that the petitioner has a better claim than respondent No. 3 and deserves to be appointed on the post of English Mistress. He contends that a representation dated 07.03.2011 (Annexure P-14) has been submitted to the Director General (School Education)-cum-State Project Director, Serv Shikhiya Abhiyan Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh- respondent No. 2 but no decision thereon has been taken till date and the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage if a direction is issued to the said respondent to consider and decide the claim of the petitioner within some specified time. Counsel contends that the petitioner would further file a supplementary representation claiming the right of the petitioner with regard to one Harpreet Kaur d/o Sh. Santokh Singh, who has obtained 47.75 marks and has been appointed in Government Middle School, Ghuman, District Ludhiana vide order dated 10.02.2011 (Annexure P-15). The supplementary representation, if any, be filed within a period of two days from today. Without going into the merits of the case or commenting thereon, the present writ petition is disposed of with directions to the Director General (School Education)-cum-State Project Director, Serv Shikhiya Abhiyan Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh-respondent No. 2 to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 07.03.2011 (Annexure P-14) along with the supplementary representation, if any, and decide the same within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The decision taken thereon be conveyed to the petitioner forthwith. In case, the petitioner is held entitled to the appointment, the appointment letter be issued to her forthwith. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) May 10, 2011 JUDGE pj