IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.2977 of 1989 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.09.2011 Surinderpal Singh son of Darshan Singh, resident of 1542 Phase B-II, Mohali, District Ropar ... Petitioner Versus The Punjab State Electricity Board through the Secretary, Punjab State Electricity Board, Patiala ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent. ***** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? NO 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? NO K. KANNAN, J. (Oral) There is no representation on behalf of the petitioner. The relief sought for in the writ petition is to appoint the petitioner to the post of Assistant Engineer as he had been placed as a Topper in the merit list but he has not been selected. An issue of selection cannot obtain any reliance after two decades. The relief sought for in the writ petition has become infructuous and is dismissed as such. SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 ( K. KANNAN ) Rajan JUDGE