IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.14574 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 10, 2011. Jaswinder Singh and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.V.K.SAndhir, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek a mandamus for relaxation of upper age from 37 years to 45 years for recruitment to the post of Ophthalmic Officer in the Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Punjab. In my considered view, this Court in exercise of its discretionary power under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot issue a writ like this as the prescription of minimum and maximum age for recruitment to the public employment entails a policy decision to be taken by the competent authority. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioners to approach the competent authority, if so advised. August 10, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE