C.W.P. No. 15064 of 2010 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 15064 of 2010 Date of Decision: July 7,2011 Randhir Singh (Ex.Hav.) .................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Ms. Jigyasa Tanwar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Puneet Gupta, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for respondents No. 1 to 3. Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.4. ... RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) The petitioner was discharged on 28.2.2009 from the India Army. Subsequently, in response to the advertisement dated 28.2.2010, he applied for the post of Constable against the 12 reserved posts for Ex-Servicemen. Grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 has been selected as Constable in spite of the fact that he is still C.W.P. No. 15064 of 2010 [ 2 ] serving in the Army. In the written statement filed on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 3, reference has been made to instructions dated 27.10.1986 (Annexure R-1) whereby persons serving in the Armed Forces of the Union who were to retire within one year were given the concession to apply in the category of Ex-Servicemen, with the further condition that they will not leave the uniform until they complete the specified term of engagement in the Armed Forces of the Union. In view of the these instructions, respondent No.4 had applied for the post of Constable and was duly selected. On 28.2.2011, he has since been discharged from the Army. His selection is as per the aforesaid instructions. No ground to interfere. Dismissed. 7.7.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE