C.W.P. No. 17434 of 2011 (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17434 of 2011 DATE OF DECISION: 16.09.2011 Paramjeet Kaur and others ..........Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ..........Respondents BEFORE:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. A.S. Cheema, Advocate for the petitioners. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J. This petition has been filed to challenge instruction dated 30.6.2011 (Annexure P-2) vide which education qualification for the post of ASHA Facilitator has been reduced from 10+2 to 10th pass and no preference has been given to the candidates who are having 10+2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are 10+2 and are working as ASHA facilitators but subsequently the qualification for the said post has been reduced to matric and no preference has been given to the candidates who have passed 10+2 examination. Learned counsel further submits that the reasoning given in the impugned instruction that 10+2 candidates are not available and because of that reason qualification has been reduced to 10th pass, is not reasonable and justified. Heard the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners and have also perused the instruction dated 30.6.2010 C.W.P. No. 17434 of 2011 (2) (Annexure P-2). Since all the petitioners are 10+2 and by reducing the education qualification from 10+2 to matric is not going to affect the petitioners in any manner. The reasoning has been given in the said instruction, wherein, it has been mentioned that for the post of ASHA Facilitator candidates who are 10+2 are not available and because of that reason the qualification has been reduced to 10th pass. In view of the reasoning given in the instruction, no interference is required by the Court and it is for the department concerned to fix any qualification keeping in view the requirement of the post. There is no merit in the arguments advanced by counsel for the petitioner. The petition being devoid of any merit is hereby dismissed. September 16, 2011 (DAYA CHAUDHARY) pooja JUDGE