C . O . C . P . N o. 4 8 3 o f 2 0 0 8 - 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C . O. C . P . N o . 4 8 3 o f 2 0 0 8 Date of Decision : January 20, 2009 Vijay Sharma .....Petitioner Versus Karanbir Singh Sidhu and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Kulbhushan Soi, Advocate for Ms. G.K.Mann, Advocate Mr. S.S.Sahu, AAG, Punjab T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) The petitioner has prayed for punishing the respondents under the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act for willfully disobeying the order passed by this Court on 18.7.2007. Vide aforementioned order, this Court, while disposing of C.W.P. No. 6673 of 2007 directed respondent No. 2 to treat the said writ petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and consider the claim of the petitioner on the basis of his merit coupled with eligibility by passing a well reasoned speaking order within three months from the receipt of the order. In case, the petitioner was found to be falling within the zone of selection, an appointment order was directed to be issued to him within a month thereafter. Reply has been filed by respondent No. 2 today in the Court, C . O . C . P . N o. 4 8 3 o f 2 0 0 8 - 2 - which is taken on record. Copy of the same has been supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner. In para 4 of the reply, it has been averred that respondent No. 2 sought information from the Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board regarding the reasons for not selecting the petitioner, despite his higher merit. Vide memo dated 5.8.2008, the Board informed the office of respondent No. 2 that despite a specific direction, the petitioner had neither annexed with his application form nor submitted at the time of his interview on 13.11.2006, the Lineal Descendent Certificate issued in his favour, in its original form. The candidates, who had applied in the category of Ex-servicemen (dependent), were required to submit the Lineal Descendent Certificate issued in their favour in original form for the reason that the wards of Ex-servicemen were entitled to get the benefit of reservation meant for the Ex-servicemen only once in a life time. Accordingly, the claim of the petitioner was rejected by passing a speaking order on 27.10.2008, a copy of which has been attached as Annexure R.1 with the reply. In view of the above, it cannot be held that the respondents have willfully disobeyed the order passed by a Division Bench of this Court on 18.7.2007. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. ( T.P.S. MANN ) January 20, 2009 JUDGE satish C . O . C . P . N o. 4 8 3 o f 2 0 0 8 - 3 -