CWP No.4418 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4418 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.03.2011 **** Prtibha Rani . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. Harish Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner was a candidate for the post of Drawing Teacher pursuant to the advertisement issued by the second respondent. The petitioner’s case is that as per her performance in the written test coupled with the marks awarded to her for the academic qualification her total merit position comes to 92.368 as compared to 91.5 merits points secured by respondent No.3. (2). The petitioner, on this premise, asserts that she is higher in merit and the official respondents allegedly ignoring her claim while giving appointment to respondent No.3. It appears from the representations made by the father of the petitioner that there were some doubt with regard to CWP No.4418 of 2011.doc - 2 – eligibility and qualification of the petitioner for the above-stated post. However, no categoric decision has been taken/communicated to the petitioner as to whether or not she is fully eligible for the advertised post. (3). In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to call for the records and verify as to whether the petitioner is eligible for the advertised post of Drawing Teacher and if it is found that the petitioner is fully eligible and is higher in merit than respondent No.3, who has already been given appointment, there shall be a direction to appoint the petitioner also on the said post with effect from the date when respondent No.3 has been given appointment with all notional service benefits. (4). The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 11.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge