CWP No. 10028 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No. 10028 of 2006 Date of decision: October 23, 2008 Smt. Sheela Rani --- Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ---- Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta Present: Mr. Dinesh Ghai, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab. Ashutosh Mohunta, J (Oral). The petitioner, who was serving as a part time sweepress in the office of respondent No.2, prays for quashing the orders Annexures P14, P15 & P17, vide which her services have been dispensed with on the ground that there is no regular post of sweepress in the said office. Counsel for the petitioner has placed on record copy of the letter dated 21-11-2007 ( Annexure P19), whereby one post of sweeper in the office of Presiding Officer, State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Punjab has been created. Counsel submits that the petitioner has been working as a part time sweepress for the last more than 7 years. She has filed an application ( Annexure P20) in the office of respondent No.2 for considering her case for appointment. Counsel prays that the respondents be directed to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of order, Annexure P19. Reply has been filed on behalf of the State. Mr. Chahal, State counsel submits that since there is no sanctioned post of sweeper in the office of respondent No.2, the CWP No. 10028 of 2006 2 petitioner is not entitled to continue as sweepress. After hearing counsel for the parties, we are of the considered view that the petitioner deserves to be considered for appointment as one post of sweeper has been created vide Annexure P19. In this view of the matter, we direct respondent No.2 to consider her case for appointment as sweepress against the newly created post. The writ petition stands disposed of. [Ashutosh Mohunta] Judge [Rajan Gupta] Judge October 23, 2008 `ask'