Take notes as you read a judgment using our Virtual Legal Assistant and get email alerts whenever a new judgment matches your query (Query Alert Service). Try out our Premium Member services -- Free for one month.\n\nPunjab-Haryana High Court\nRanbir Kaur And Others vs State Of Punjab And Another on 22 May, 2020        IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA\n                      AT CHANDIGARH\n\n                                                  CWP-7433 of 2020 (O&M)\n                                                  Date of Decision:22.05.2020\nRanbir Kaur and others\n\n                                                                  .......Petitioners\n                                         Versus\nState of Punjab and another\n\n                                                                ......Respondents\n\nCORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA\n\nPresent:- Mr. H.S. Saggu, Advocate for the petitioners.\n\n\n                      *****\n\nTEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA J.(Oral)\n\n          This case has been taken up through Video Conferencing via\n\nWhatsApp facility in the light of Pandemic Covid-19 situation and as per\n\ninstructions.\n\n          Petitioners are currently serving as Aanganwari Workers.\n\n          Challenge in the instant petition has been laid to a public notice\n\ndated Nil (Annexure P/2A) laying down a criteria for selection of\n\nSupervisors. As per counsel the public notice (Annexure P/2A) is in\n\nderogation to the Public Social Security and Development of Women and\n\nChildren (Group 'C') Non-Ministerial Service Rules 2001.\n\n          Even though a perusal of the public notice mentions that the\n\npromotion by selection to the post of Supervisor would be made as per\n\nstatutory rules, yet Mr. H.S. Saggu, learned counsel for the petitioners\n\ncontends that under the statutory rules the criteria of seniority-cum-merit\n\nshould be adopted whereas the respondents are proceeding solely on the\n\nbasis of seniority.\n\n          There is however no material on record to substantiate such\n\n\n\n\n                                1 of 2\n             ::: Downloaded on - 22-05-2020 22:29:30 :::\n CWP-7433 of 2020 (O&M)                                  -2-\n\nassertion.\n\n             Mr. H.S. Saggu, Advocate, at this stage would advert to a list\nregarding promotion of Aanganwari Workers as Supervisors relating to\nNabha Block (Patiala) (Annexure P-4) to assert that the list for purposes of\nconsideration of candidates to the post of Supervisors are being called for\nonly on the basis of seniority. It is further contended that no opportunity\nhas been granted by the respondent authorities to even file objections to\nthe public notice (Annexure P/2A) even though such an opportunity has\nbeen mentioned in the public notice itself.\n             Notice of motion.\n             Since an advance copy of the petition had already been served\n\nupon the State of Punjab, Mr. Abhay Pal Singh Gill, AAG, Punjab, has\n\njoined proceedings.\n\n             Mr. Gill, AAG, Punjab, very fairly states that in case any\nobjection in writing is submitted by the petitioners within a period of one\nweek from today, the same would be considered in accordance with law\nand against the backdrop of the relevant statutory rules and a final decision\nthereuopon would be taken and conveyed to the petitioners.\n             Statement made by learned State Counsel is accepted.\n             In view of the above, no further directions are required to be\npassed.\n             Writ petition disposed of.\n             It is however clarified that this Court has not examined the case\non merits.\n                                             (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA)\n                                                    JUDGE\nMay 22, 2020\nshweta\n\n  Whether speaking/reasoned                  :    Yes/No\n   Whether reportable                        :    Yes/No\n\n\n\n\n                                  2 of 2\n               ::: Downloaded on - 22-05-2020 22:29:30 :::