C.W.P. No. 4917 of 2005 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.4917 of 2005 Decided on : 8-05-2009 Dharam Pal Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS Commissioner & Secretary to Government of Haryana, Environment Department, Chandigarh and others. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL. Present:- Mr. Jai Veer Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Sushma Chopra, Addl. A.G., Haryana, for respondent No.1. Mr. Jatinder Dhanda, Advocate, and Ms. Promila Nain, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Mr. R.K. Malik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondents No.3 & 4. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J (Oral). The petitioner has filed the instant petition for quashing of orders dated 14.02.2003 and 25.3.2003 passed by respondent Nos.1 & 2 respectively, whereby order dated 13.7.1988, redesignating the petitioner as Senior Lab Assistant has been set C.W.P. No. 4917 of 2005 -2- aside and respondent Nos.3 & 4 have been made senior to the petitioner. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner has retired from service on 31.3.2009. Today, even if this petition is allowed and the petitioner is made senior to the aforesaid two respondents, then only he will get benefit of 7 days salary. In view of this fact, the counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will not press this petition provided it is observed that in view of the retirement of the petitioner, the claim with regard to his retiral benefits will not be affected due to subsequent claim filed by any other employee. Counsel for the respondents have no objection in disposing of this petition in terms of the above offer. In view of above, this petition is dismissed as not pressed with the observation that any subsequent challenge to the seniority of the petitioner, will not affect his retiral benefits which are to be released on his retirement. 8th May, 2009. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) Monika JUDGE