IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 8446 of 2008. Decided on 6th December, 2010. Geeta Devi. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and another. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 NO. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. S.D. Gill, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. P.M. Negi, Deputy Advocate General with Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner was appointed on compassionate basis as Beldar. Her case precisely is that similarly situate persons, namely, Smt. Sheela Devi and Smt. Kunta Devi had been appointed as Peons. Case of the respondent-State is that since the petitioner did not fulfill the minimum essential qualification, she could not be considered for the post of Peon. 2. Mr. S.D. Gill, learned counsel for the petitioner has strenuously argued that Smt. Sheela Devi and Smt. Kunta Devi were also not possessing the minimum qualification prescribed for the post of Peon. 3. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner to the post of Peon by considering her case at par with Smt. Sheela Devi and Smt. Kunta Devi, within a period of two 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. - 2 - months from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge December 06, 2010. (bhupender) - 3 -