IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2369 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 10, 2010. Jarnail Singh and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the petitioners. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners belong to the reserved category of Scheduled Caste (Randasia and others). They seek a direction to the respondents to convert the vacant posts of `Teaching Fellows' meant for Scheduled Caste (Mazbi Sikhs) to the reserved category of Scheduled Caste (Ramdasia and others). The precise grievance of the petitioners is that due to non- availability of suitable candidates, certain posts of Teaching Fellows reserved for Scheduled Caste (Mazbi Sikhs) could not be filled up in District Amritsar. The petitioners, who belong to another category of Scheduled Castes (Ramdasia and other categories) are amongst the C.W.P.No .2369 of 2010 (O&M) 2 selected candidates who have not been appointed for want of sufficient posts in the said category. They have represented before the respondents vide representations (Annexures P-4 & P-5) to convert the posts of Scheduled Caste (Mazbi Sikhs) into Scheduled Castes (Ramdasia and others) and appoint them in order of their merit. However, no action in this regard has been taken by the respondents on their representations so far. The further grievance of the petitioners is that in other Districts like Gurdaspur, Mansa and Ludhiana, the reserved posted have been converted into the other category but in Amritsar District alone, that the respondents have taken no action, which is totally indiscriminately and arbitrary in nature. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought by him in the writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioners' claim, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to look into the above-noticed claim of the petitioner and take an appropriate decision in accordance with law and the Government Policy, as early as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 10-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE