CWP No.2499 of 2010.doc - 1 – CWP No.HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.2499 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.05.2010 **** Amardeep Singh Nanda & another . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab and another . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Ms. Veena Kumari, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. B.S. Chahal, DAG Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioners who are physically challenged persons, have applied for recruitment to Punjab Civil Services (Executive Branch). They are aggrieved by the inaction of the Public Service Commission in not updating the definition of ‘Physically Disabled Persons’ as well as its ‘General Instructions’ in relation to the arrangements required to be made for the specially-challenged candidates. (2). Upon notice of motion, the Public Service Commission has filed its reply-affidavit, averring that the petitioners are being considered in the category of Physically-Handicapped and that all the CWP No.2499 of 2010.doc - 2 – Government/other Instructions on the subject shall be minutely observed including to provide them scribes in the Preliminary Examination and/or extra time. (3). In this view of the matter, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and is disposed of accordingly, however, with a clarificatory direction to the Public Service Commission to make similar arrangements in the Main Examination also, in accordance with the Government instructions/Rules. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 25.05.2010 vishal shonkar