IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 1195 of 2008 Date of Decision : February 05, 2009 Mahesh Kumar and another ....Petitioners Versus Harcharanjit Kaur Brar and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate for the petitoiners. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) Vide order dated April 09, 2008 passed by this Court, the writ petition filed on behalf of the petitioners was allowed and the official respondents directed to consider the petitioners for appointment to the post of Head Masters in General Category (Male) , which directions were to be carried out within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order. Reply has been filed on behalf of the respondents. It has been stated therein that the appointment letters have since been issued to the petitioners on 3.2.2009. C.O.C.P. No. 1195 of 2008 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the aforementioned order dated April 09, 2008 was required to be complied with by the respondents within two months, instead, the respondents took a period of about ten months in issuance of appointment letters to the petitioners earlier. Learned State counsel submits that the aforementioned order passed by a Division Bench of this Court on 9.4.2008 was challenged by the respondents by filing a Special Leave Petition in the Hon'ble Supreme Court, which was, however, dismissed on 7.1.2009. It was for that reason that the appointment letters could not be issued to the petitioners earlier. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the respondents have not complied with the orders dated 9.4.2008. The petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Rule is discharged. However, the petitioners shall be at liberty to raise the question of seniority, viz-a-viz persons, who were similarly situated, in accordance with law, if so advised. ( T.P.S. MANN ) February 05, 2009 JUDGE satish