CWP No. 15862 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 15862 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: September 07, 2010 Lakhwinder Singh .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the petitioner for selection and appointment to the post of PTI. 2. Under the advertisement Annexure P-4, a person could apply for regular appointment as School Teacher if that person is of the age between 18 to 37 years as on 01.01.2006. The petitioner, considering himself to be eligible, applied on the basis of matriculation certificate that indicated the date of birth of the petitioner as 29.05.1988. The respondents found the petitioner to be under age and not eligible and, therefore did not consider the issue of suitability. 3. It seems that subsequently the petitioner applied for correction of date of birth in the matriculation certificate which was done on 16.07.2007, CWP No. 15862 of 2010 2 as is evident from Annexure P-10, the new certificate issued which would make the petitioner eligible. 4. It remains the admitted position that the petitioner, on the basis of certificates/documents furnished to the respondents, was not eligible to be considered for appointment as teacher as he was below 18 years of age. The date of birth was got changed by the petitioner subsequently i.e. on 16-7- 2007. 5. Having argued for some time, learned counsel prays for withdrawal of the petition to take recourse to alternate remedy. 6. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 07.09.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE