IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8330 of 2010 Date of Decision : May 07, 2010. Navneet Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Surmukh Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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) While seeking quashing of the selection and appointment of respondent No.4 to the post of Punjabi Mistress on the plea that she is lower in merit, the petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the official respondents to appoint her on the post of Punjabi Mistress reserved for Backward Class (Female). It is averred that after publication of the final merit list, the official respondents called upon the next candidates in order of merit so as to fill up the remaining vacancies and the certificates were scrutinized on 19.10.2009. It is further averred that 13 candidates, including the petitioner, were selected/short listed but no appointment letter has been issued to the petitioner despite her merit points being 67.941, whereas the candidate having 67.462 has been given appointment. C.W.P.No .8330 of 2010 2 In this regard, the petitioner is said to have served the official respondents with a legal notice dated 6.3.2010 (Annexure P-11) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent Nos.2 & 3 to consider the claim of the petitioner for her appointment as Punjabi Mistress against a post reserved for Backward Class Category (Female) and/or otherwise on merits and found entitled to, offer her appointment from the date when her alleged juniors have been appointed with all consequential benefits. The needful shall be done within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. May 07, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE