IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.12402 of 2008 Date of Decision: October 05, 2009 Seema Rani .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Another .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. Ashok Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Science (Female) Teacher in Sports category. Learned counsel states that appointment has been given to the petitioner and therefore, per-se the matter has been rendered infructuous, however, the petitioner would be entitled to appointment from the earlier date CWP No. of 2009 [2] when other persons were appointed in the same selection process. The petition is disposed of as infructuous, however, with liberty to the petitioner to file representation for her claim for arrears/benefits from an earlier date. (AJAI LAMBA) October 05, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?