IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.14521 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 10, 2011. Ramanpreet Sandhu .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Jatin Salwan, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus for the increase of age for direct recruitment as Assistant Sub Inspectors onwards in the Police Department. The minimum and maximum age limit prescribed for recruitment is 18-25 years and the petitioner wants it to be relaxed/increased as a matter of right to atleast 30 years. In my considered view, this Court in exercise of its discretionary power under Article 226 of the Constitution cannot issue a writ like this as the prescription of minimum and maximum age for recruitment to the public employment entails a policy decision to be taken by the competent authority. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority, if so advised. August 10, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE