IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2385 of 2011 Date of Decision : February 08, 2011. Meenu .....Petitioner versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.K.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the official respondents to appoint her to the post of Hindi Teacher being higher in merit than the private respondents and keeping in view her merit points 145.225 and rank 66 in the general category. The petitioner's case is that she could not appear in the counseling as the result was not put on the website mentioned in the advertisement dated 2.1.2010 (Annexure P-1). The petitioner thus did not come to know about her selection and could not appear for the counseling. Resultantly, the candidates lower in merit who appeared in counseling have got appointments. It is also averred that 79 posts of Hindi Teachers are still lying vacant and the official respondents are contemplating to fill C.W.P.No .2385 of 2011 2 up the same by reducing the minimum qualification as well as the minimum qualifying marks from 50% to 45%. The petitioner, on the other hand, has represented the authorities on several times including dated 30.11.2010, 29.12.2010, 10.1.2011 and 21.1.2011 (Annexures P-5 to P-8, respectively) but without any response thereto. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the above stated plea taken by the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the petitioner for her appointment as Hindi Teacher sympathetically against the available vacancies and also keeping in view her merit position. Suffice it to say that if the counseling is meant only for verifying the genuineness of the certificates/documents and willingness of the candidates, the petitioner would appear as and when called for by the authorities and would produce the relevant documents. It is also directed that if respondent No.2 decides to appoint her, the petitioner shall not be entitled to claim back wages. A speaking order in this regard shall be passed within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Till then, one post of Hindi Teacher shall be kept reserved. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. February 08, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE