C.W.P. No. 17595 of 2009 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17595 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 15,2011 Jagjeet Singh and another ............................... Petitioners Versus State of Punjab ........................................ Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. Ashok Goel, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Puneet Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab. ... RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Prayer in this writ petition is for quashing the advertisement dated 23.9.2009 (Annexure P-4) given by respondent qua the recruitment of Punjabi Masters as any candidate who has studied Punjabi as compulsory subject in Bachelor of Science, Commerce and Arts has become eligible. It is further prayed that a direction be issued to the respondent to consider only those candidates for the post of Punjabi Masters, who have studied Punjabi in three years C.W.P. No. 17595 of 2009 [ 2 ] degree course with Punjabi as Elective Subject. This issue came up before this Court in L.P.A. No. 1331 of 2010 decided on 13.10.2010 (State of Punjab and another v. Rachna Devi) wherein the decision of the State Government dated 1.2.2008 whereby a decision has been taken to allow the candidates who had possessed Punjabi as a compulsory/optional subject to be appointed has been upheld by the LPA Bench. This decision is applicable for recruitment to a regular post and for filling up of contractual posts. In view of the decision in L.P.A.No. 1331 of 2010, the writ petition is dismissed. 15.7.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE