HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.12644 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.07.2011 **** Taranjit Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. Union of India & 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. Rajeev Anand, Advocate for the petitioner(s) Ms. Jaspal Kaur Gurna, Advocate; Mr. Anil K Gahlawat, Advocate for UOI ***** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). This order shall dispose of CWP Nos.12644, 16130 & 16939 of 2010 as common issues are involved. The petitioners are the Combatized members of the Central Reserve Police Force. They seek quashing of the Circular dated 29.10.2008 declaring them unfit for CRPF duties on account of their colour blindness which allegedly was never a condition for the employment. They also seek a direction for their promotion and consequential benefits which was withheld for the above-mentioned reason. (2). During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the respondent-UOI has placed on record a memo dated 17.03.2011 along with a copy of the decision dated CWP No.12644 of 2010.doc - 2 – 11.03.2010 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs clarifying that “all such force personnel recruited with colour blindness prior to 17.5.2002 will continue to be governed by this Ministry’s UO No.I-45020/52/2001-Pers- II dated 17.5.2002”. (3). The above-stated clarification takes care of the grievance of the petitioner(s). (4). The writ petition(s) is/are accordingly disposed of as having become infructuous, however, with liberty to the petitioner (s) to represent to the competent authority for the grant of back-wages to them, in accordance with the Rules. (5). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 20.07.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge