CWP No.4421 of 2011.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4421 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision: 11.03.2011 **** Harpreet Kaur & Ors. . . . . Petitioners VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . 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: Mr. Chaman Lal, Advocate & Mr. AK Walia, Advocate for the petitioner(s) ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). This order shall dispose of CWP Nos.4421 & 4453 of 2011 as common issues are involved in both the cases. Facts in brief are being extracted from CWP No.4421 of 2011. (2). The petitioners were appointed as Educational Volunteers in the Sarv Shikhsha Abhiyan Programme. Their services were, however, terminated vide a general Circular like dated 28.06.2010 (Annexure P3) on the plea that they were given appointment by the Pendu Siksha Vikas Committee without following the instructions issued by the Department on the subject and/or for want of sufficient funds. CWP No.4421 of 2011.doc - 2 – (3). It is the case of the petitioners that some of their colleagues whose services were also terminated in terms of the above-mentioned Circular, have been re-instated by the respondents at their own level vide memo dated 31.01.2011 (Annexure P6) but the petitioners who are otherwise similarly-placed have been denied the same treatment. The petitioner’s on this premise allege that the respondents have acted in violation to Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. (4). Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and considering the nature of relief sought in these petitions and also the above-stated plea taken by the petitioners, however, without expressing any views on the merits of their claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the petitioners for their re-instatement in service as Education Volunteers in the light of the order dated 31.01.2011 (Annexure P6) said to have been passed in the case of similarly placed persons and dispose of the same by passing a speaking order within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 11.03.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge CWP No.4421 of 2011.doc - 3 –