CWPs No. 336 of 1998 & 339 of 1999 30.03.2010 Present: Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner (since reported to have died). Mr. K.D. Sood, Advocate for the respondents in CWP No. 336 of 1998 and for respondents No. 1, 2 & 4 in CWP No. 339 of 1998. Mr. Rakesh Jaswal, Advocate for respondent No. 3 in CWP No. 339 of 1999. On the previous date of hearing (03.03.2010) the following order was passed by this court: “It is represented on behalf of the respondents at the bar that the petitioner, Shri Mohinder Paul Gupta, is reported to have died about 2-3 years back. If it is so, the learned counsel for the petitioner (since reported to have died) shall verify this information and take further steps/instructions, if any, for bringing his LRs on record, if at all they are interested in pursuing the present litigation any further. The petition be listed for further appropriate orders on 30.3.2010.” Today a communication of this date, that is, 30.03.2010, said to have been received by the Registrar General of this court by fax from the District & Sessions Judge, Kangra Division at Dharamshala, has been brought on record on behalf of respondents No. 1 & 2, a perusal whereof would go to show that petitioner, Shri Mohinder Paul Gupta, had expired way-back on 28.6.2007. Mr. Dushyant Dadwal, Advocate, the learned counsel who was representing the petitioner states at the bar that he had contacted the family members of the petitioner, late Shri Mohinder Paul Gupta, in the light of the aforesaid order dated 3.3.2010 and had apprised them that consequent upon the death of the petitioner, they can come forward to prosecute the petitions, but he has not received any response from them till date. In view of above, it appears that the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner are not interested in prosecuting the present :-2-: petitions any further. In such circumstances, both the petitions are dismissed for non-prosecution. Let a duly signed copy of this order be placed in the connected petition (CWP No. 339 of 1999). The petitions stand disposed of. (V.K. Sharma) Judge 30th March, 2010 (Virender)