IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.2462 of 2011 Date of Order: 10.2.2011 Hakam Singh Master .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Surmukh Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. JASWANT SINGH, J (ORAL) Petitioner, who had applied for recruitment to the post of Headmaster in the category of S.C (M&B) advertised vide advertisement dated 21.10.2006, is seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to appoint him as Headmaster as the persons being lower in merit have been selected and appointed. After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, I am unable to reconcile to the fact that the selection made in the year 2006 would still give the right to the State to appoint persons out of the said list and further give the right to the petitioner to claim appointment on such basis. Faced with this situation, learned counsel prays that the petitioner had issued a legal notice dated 16.8.2010 (P.11), which has not been replied by the State of Punjab. Further contends that he would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the authorities for responding to the said legal notice. Request is accepted and without adverting to the merit of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the authorities concerned to respond to his legal notice (P.11) by passing a speaking order within three months from the receipt of certified copy of the order. February 10, 2011 ( JASWANT SINGH ) manoj JUDGE