CWP No. 18151 of 2008 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 18151 of 2008 Date of Decision: 3.11.2008 Parvesh Sharma ....Petitioner Versus Union Territory, Chandigarh and others .....Respondents Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present: Shri Mansur Ali, Advocate, for the petitioner. 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? HEMANT GUPTA, J. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 is a Cricket Coach in St. John's High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh, but he as a Cricket Coach, has been authorised by the Chandigarh Administration for selection of the team for participation in the National Level Games, as a representative of the Chandigarh Administration, which is not not permissible and legal. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that since respondent No.4 is a Coach in a School, therefore, he cannot be permitted to select the team to represent the Chandigarh Administration in the National Level School Games. Reliance is placed upon the Instructions dated 31.3.2008 in respect of fair and impartial selection of the Chandigarh Administration School Teams. Particular reference is made to Clause (2) of the said Circular, which reads as under:- “2. The final selection shall be based on the reports of the Coach/Physical Education Teacher undertaking the coaching camps. The Physical Education Teacher CWP No. 18151 of 2008 (2) having specialization in the particular game may be appointed coach of the team subject to that he/she shall not have any relative ward in the team. The same PET shall also be detailed to accompany the team in the School National Game held in the various states of the country. The coaches from the Sports Department those who are not having their trainees/relative/ward for the selection/camp may also be detailed as a member of the selection committee/coach of the team.” The only prohibition in the said circular is for appointment of a Coach having a relative ward in the team. However, Shri Mansur Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner, wanted to infer that the stipulation of appointment of the Coaches from the Sports Department not having their trainees/relative/ward for the selection, will include the appointment of a Coach, who is training a team in his School. However, we do not find any such prohibition in the Instructions. The last lines of Para No. 2, in fact, enable the Coaches from the Sports Department to act as a member of the Selection Committee or Coach of the team, if they do not have their trainees; relatives or wards. But a Coach, who is training a team in a School, cannot be inferred to be prohibited from acting as a Coach for the selection of the team. In view thereof, we do not find any merit in the present writ petition. Hence, the same is dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 03-11-2008 ds