IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 5246 of 2011 Date of decision: August 1, 2011 Sunil Dutt and another Petitioners. Versus Secretary, H.P. State Subordinate Selection Board and Another Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Karol, Judge For the Petitioner : Mr. Surnder Prakash Sharma, Advocate For Respondent No.1: Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Advocate. For Respondent No.2: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, ASGI. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) Petitioners approached this Court aggrieved by the rejection of their applications for appointment to the post(s) of language teachers on the ground that the applications were received belatedly. According to the petitioners, they had dispatched their applications in time and the delay is on account of postal delay. In identical circumstances, this Court, by a common judgment of today in CWPIL No. 27 of 2011, Court on its own motion Vs. Principal Secretary, has already taken a view that the candidates who have dispatched their application forms sufficiently prior to the last date of the receipt 2 of the applications, should be permitted to participate in the selection process in case they are otherwise eligible. 2. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent Board to treat the applications of the petitioners as having received in time. The pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. A copy of this judgment, duly authenticated by the Court Master, be supplied to the learned counsel for the parties during the course of the day. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice August 1, 2011 (K) ( Justice Sanjay Karol ), Judge