CWP-13153-2025 (O&M). -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH. 127 CWP-13153-2025 (O&M). Date of Decision: 08.05.2025. TANYA GUPTA AND OTHERS ... Petitioner(s) Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ. Present: Mr. Sudhir Rana, Advocate, for the petitioners. VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL) Challenge raised in present writ petition is to the notification/ circular/advertisement dated 24.02.2025 (Annexure P-3) as well as the Office Memorandum dated 08.10.2024 (Annexure P-4) vide which the petitioners have been held ineligible to participate in the process of appointment for the posts of Agricultural Research Service (ASR). 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits that at this juncture the petitioner(s) would be satisfied in case a direction is issued to the competent authority to decide the representation dated 21.04.2025 (Annexure RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.05.09 14:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-13153-2025 (O&M). -2- P-5) sent by them by passing a speaking and reasoned order in accordance with law and in a time bound manner. 3 Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances and the prayer made in the present writ petition as also the order which this Court intends to pass, issuance of formal notice may not be necessary in the present case. 4 Accordingly, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3- the Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, to decide the representation dated 21.04.2025 (Annexure P-5) submitted by the petitioner(s) and to pass a speaking and reasoned order thereupon in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. May 08, 2025. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) raj arora JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No RAJ KUMAR ARORA 2025.05.09 14:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document