C.W.P. No. 191 of 2011 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 191 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: 23.11.2011 Kulwant Singh & Ors. ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Ashok Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Kavita Arora, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. B.R. Bansal, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. In compliance of order passed by this Court on 22.9.2011, an affidavit of Col. V.K. Joshi, Manager (Establishment), Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, Chandigarh has been filed in the Court today and the same is taken on record. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as per written statement filed by respondent No.2, a Committee has been constituted and the matter in dispute is under consideration. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioners would be satisfied in case representations filed by the petitioners, which are pending with the respondents be decided by the respondents in view of the Full Bench judgment of this Court in Jagdish C.W.P. No. 191 of 2011 (2) Chander Vs. The State of Haryana 1994 (4) SCT 29, as it has been held in the said judgment that the vacancies, which were available at the time of amendment of the Rules are to be filled up under the unamended Rules. Learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that it is clear from the affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No.2 that 16 vacancies in the cadre of Warehouse Manager and 12 vacancies in the cadre of Godown Assistants were available at the time of amended rules when the quota of direct recruitment was increased from 20% to 50%. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection in disposal of the petition as the case of the petitioners would be considered by the respondents in accordance with law. In view of the submissions made by counsel for the parties and keeping in view the limited prayer of the petitioners, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the representations (Annexures P-4 and P-5) and take necessary action in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of the order. In case the petitioners are found entitled for the relief claimed in the representation, necessary relief be granted to them within a period of two months thereafter. In case the petitioners are still aggrieved by any action of the respondents, they are at liberty to challenge the same. November 23, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE