IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: July 16, 2009 1. Civil Writ Petition No.19745 of 2008 Rajinder Singh & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . 2. Civil Writ Petition No.19761 of 2008 Rajwinder Kaur & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . 3. Civil Writ Petition No.20212 of 2008 Sarvana Devi & Others .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CWP No.19745 of 2008 [2] CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. R.C. Chatrath, Advocate and Mr. A.D.S. Ghumman, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. B.S. Chahal, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This order shall dispose of Civil Writ Petition No.19745 of 2008 titled `Rajinder Singh & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’, Civil Writ Petition No.19761 of 2008 titled `Rajwinder Kaur & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’ and Civil Writ Petition No.20212 of 2008 titled `Sarvana Devi & Others vs. State of Punjab & Others’ as they involve common questions of law and facts. The petitioners have approached this Court under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing action of the respondents in not accepting the joining report of the petitioners in the office of District Education Officer despite their selection and appointment. The issue raised by the respondents, it seems, is that the petitioners had completed two years’ Elementary CWP No.19745 of 2008 [3] Teachers Training Course from Jammu & Kashmir. Learned counsel for the respondent- State has pointed out that a decision has been taken on 31.3.2009 that Elementary Teachers Training Course passed from Jammu & Kashmir will be recognised in the State of Punjab only if the course is also recognised by the Jammu & Kashmir Government. In this regard, some of the candidates who had passed the course from the State of Jammu & Kashmir can be considered if the Institution from where they have passed, is duly approved by that Government. The decision taken by the respondents on 31.3.2009 has been filed in Court which is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that in view of the decision dated 31.3.2009 taken by the respondents, no cause of action survives. The petitions are disposed of as infructuous. (AJAI LAMBA) July 16, 2009 JUDGE Avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?