IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14456 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision : 29.01.2010. Piara Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Sukhpal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is due for retirement on attaining the age of superannuation on 30.9.2010. He seeks a mandamus to direct the respondent-authorities to allow him to continue as Headmaster at the present place of posting till his retirement. He is working in the present School for the last over 8 years. While no direction as prayed for by the petitioner can be issued in exercise of the writ jurisdiction, however, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent Nos.1 & 2 to consider the request said to have been made by the petitioner on 30.7.2009 C.W.P.No .14456 of 2009 (O&M) 2 (Annexure P-4) sympathetically and as per the Government Policy as early as possible. Disposed of. Dasti. 29-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE