IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.7750 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.7.2010 Paramjit Singh Kainth. -----Petitioner. Vs. State of Punjab -----Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL Present:- Mr. Sarjit Singh, Sr.Advocate with Mr. Jagdev Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Grewal, Addl.A.G., Punjab. Mr. D.V. Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Harit Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Deepak Thapar, Advocate for the applicants. --- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. 1. This petition seeks a direction against giving effect to the provisions of Section 4(5) of the Punjab Scheduled Caste and Backward Class Reservation in Service Act, 2006, as the said provision provides for micro reservation for different castes contrary to law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in E.V. Chinnaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh AIR 2005 SC 162. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that vide order dated 29.3.2010 in C.W.P. No.18290 of 2009 Devinder Singh v. State of Punjab and another, Annexure P-1, this Court has declared the said provision to be unconstitutional. CWP No.7750 of 2010 3. Learned counsel for the State does not dispute that the matter is covered by the said judgment. 4. Applications being C.M. Nos.9300 and 9354 of 2010 have been moved by representatives of different castes for being impleaded as party and to argue that the provision should be upheld. 5. Since the matter is covered by earlier order of this Court in Devinder Singh (supra), we do not find any merit in this submission. The applications are dismissed. 6. Accordingly, we are of the view that this petition has to be disposed of in same terms and we order accordingly. (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) JUDGE July 21, 2010 ( AJAY KUMAR MITTAL ) ashwani JUDGE 2