IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 11192 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : APRIL 23, 2009 RAJESH KUMAR ETC. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. PK Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. Aman Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondents. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India has been filed with a prayer for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing seniority lists dated 21.9.2003 (Annexure P-2), dated 2.3.2007 (Annexure P-7), dated 7.7.2007 (Annexure P-8) and dated 21.11.2007 (Annexure P-9), whereby the petitioners have been shown junior to respondents No.7 to 14. The claim of the petitioners is that the petitioners were higher in merit and, therefore, date of joining could not be the basis of declaring a Civil Writ Petition No. 11192 of 2008 2 person senior. Learned counsel for the respondents has drawn the attention of the court towards para-10 of the written statement, wherein it has been stated that re-fixation of seniority in approved list of petitioners along with other directly recruited persons was considered at level of the Directorate General of ITBP. 28 HCs (GD), including the petitioners, have been promoted to the rank of Sub Inspector (GD) with effect from 20.5.2005 i.e. date of promotion of other juniors, vide order dated 17.12.2008. The writ petition has, accordingly, been rendered infructuous. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that the monetary benefits have not been released. In view of the fact that the main relief has been granted to the petitioners, the petitioners would be at liberty to file a representation for monetary relief. A decision on the representation would be taken within 4 months of the receipt of a certified copy of this order and the representation. The petition is disposed of accordingly. April 23, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE