IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10896 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION : 24.03.2009 Gagan Gandhi and others .... PETITIONERS Versus The Haryana Power Generation Corporation, Panchkula and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Puneet Bali, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Narender Hooda, Advocate, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. The petitioners have made three-fold prayer in this petition. Firstly, they are praying for declaring Regulation 11 of the Punjab State Electricity Board Service (Electrical) Recruitment Regulations, 1965 as ultra vires, illegal and arbitrary; secondly to issue a direction to the respondents to make available to the petitioners four chances for clearing the Departmental Accounts Examination by giving them proper leave to prepare the same; and thirdly, it has been prayed that the respondents be directed to conditionally promote the petitioners to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer subject to their clearing of Departmental Accounts Examination. CWP No. 10896 of 2007 -2- During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners states that he does not press the first prayer. Regarding the second prayer, he submits that all the petitioners, except petitioner No.6, have passed the Departmental Accounts Examination. Therefore, the said prayer has become infructuous. In view of these facts, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer, in view of the Notification No. 26/REG-35 dated 3.10.1988. Learned counsel for the respondents states that the respondents are ready to consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion in view of the aforesaid Rule/Policy. In view of the stand taken by learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for promotion to the post of Assistant Executive Engineer, in view of the aforesaid Rule/Policy. Dasti on payment of usual charges. March 24, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) reena/ndj JUDGE