IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13586 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:14.09.2011 Ramesh Kumari wife of Satish Chander Bhagat, resident of 5-A, New Model House, Jalandhar City. ...Petitioner versus Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, and others. ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Mandeep Singh Sachdev, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Ajay Kaushik, Advocate, for respondents 1 and 2. Mr. Kapil Kakkar, Advocate, for respondent No.6 ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) It bears out from the statement of the counsel for the State as well as respondent No.6 that the latter has been awarded the President's medal for meritorious service as a teacher. The copy of the certificate issued is also received and placed on record. Having regard to the subsequent turn of events and the prior restraint sought through the writ petition, the writ petition is dismissed. Any action taken by the petitioner or anyone challenging the award will be pursued independently uninfluenced by the order of dismissal in this case. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE 14.09.2011 sanjeev