IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 12521 of 2011 Date of decision:-19.7.2011 Monika Chaudhary and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. M.L. Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioners. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Petitioners are seeking appointments to the post of Mistress in English as per provisional merit list published. Petitioner No.1 had got 45.75% marks and petitioner No.2 got 47% marks in the category of backward class whereas appointment has been issued to the candidate of Backward Class Samandeep son of Kesar Dass, who had got 43% marks. The Department of Education had issued letter of appointment upto serial Nos.232. Petitioners are at Sr. Nos.144 and 168 had been left in the category of Backward Category. A representation in the above context has been made to the Director General (School Education)-cum-State Project Director, Serv Shikhiya Abhiyan Authority, Punjab, Chandigarh on 07.3.2011 (Annexure P-15). This writ petition is disposed of by giving direction to the to the respondents to decide the representation (Annexure P-15) by passing a speaking order after considering the case of the petitioners within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. July 19, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE