CWP No.7072 of 2008.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.7072 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.03.2010 **** Varinder Kaur . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab . . . . . Respondent **** 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. B.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner belongs to the reserved category of Scheduled Castes. She applied for appointment to the post of Math Mistress in response to the advertisement, wherein the cut-off date to apply was 11.11.2006. As the petitioner’s candidature was rejected, she has approached this Court. (2). The respondents have filed their counter-affidavit with a preliminary submission that the B.Ed. certificate attached by the petitioner along with her application form suggests that she had failed CWP No.7072 of 2008.doc - 2 – in one of the subjects and had got re-appear and was, thus, lacking basic qualification. (3). The petitioner, on the other hand, has filed rejoinder explaining that initially there was a reappear in the B.Ed. (Part-II) Examination which she had subsequently qualified and got her B.Ed. degree on 5th October, 2006 i.e. much before the cut-off date i.e. on 11.11.2006. (4). In the light of the above-stated plea/explanation on facts given by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Director, Punjab Instructions (Secondary Education), Punjab to re-verify the petitioner’s eligibility and if it is found that she was possessing the requisite academic qualifications as on the cut-off date, to re-consider her candidature within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is clarified that in case the petitioner makes it to the merit-list, the follow-up action for her appointment to the post of Math Mistress shall also be taken within a period of two months thereafter. (5). Ordered accordingly. CWP No.7072 of 2008.doc - 3 – (6). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 30.03.2010 vishal shonkar