IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 1998 of 2009 Date of Decision: 6.2.2009. Devinder Singh ---Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ---Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Surmukh Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Pursuant to the advertisement notice inviting applications for the post of Head Master, the petitioner applied. The last date for submission of applications was 8.11.2006. Besides the educational qualifications, minimum 7 years experience was required for the post in question. The petitioner was not appointed and filed CWP No. 2647 of 2007, which came to be decided on 18.7.2007 with a direction to the respondents to treat the writ petition as a representation and consider the claim of the petitioner on the basis of his merit coupled with his eligibility and pass a reasoned and speaking order. Consequent upon the aforesaid direction of this Court, respondents have passed an impugned order dated 13.9.2007 (Annexure P- 18). The claim of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that the petitioner did not possess the requisite minimum experience of 7 years as on the last date of making application i.e. 8.11.2006. Respondents have noticed the experience certificate produced by the petitioner alongwith the application. CWP No. 1998 of 2009 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as a matter of fact, he could not produce the experience certificate alongwith the application and now he has placed on record a certificate dated 7.9.2007. This certificate is admittedly procured after the last date of making application and was not submitted alongwith the application. The experience was to be seen at the time of making of application on the basis of the documents produced by the petitioner. All the documents have been duly considered by the Selection Committee and on that basis the finding has been recorded. The experience certificate cannot be considered at this belated stage. No merit. Dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 6.2.2009 lucky