IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.8694 of 2011 Date of Decision:17.10.2011 Harish Chander and others .... Petitioners Versus Haryana Urban Development Authority, Panchkula and another .... Respondents CORAM: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nirmaljit Kaur Present: Mr. A.S. Tewatia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Mr. J.P. Bhatt, Advocate for the respondents. **** 1.Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NIRMALJIT KAUR, J. (Oral) The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 6.5.2011 (P-2). Short affidavit of P.K. Sharma, Secretary, HUDA, Panchkula, has been filed in the Court today. Paras 2 and 3 of the said affidavit reads as under: “2. That the eligible petitioners namely S/Sh. Daya Nand (Sr. No.48), Krishna Rani (Sr. No.55), Yashpal (Sr. No.56), Harish Chander (Sr. No.61), Yashpal Nagpal (Sr. No.64), Satbir Sharma (Sr. No.67) of the seniority list of office associates of HUDA have been promoted as Assistant on 16.6.2011. The above promotions are without prejudice to the finalization of the seniority list and subject to the outcome of pending court cases and seniority dispute, if any. Promotion letters of petitioners are annexed at R-IV. No official junior to the petitioners (Sr. No.7 to 10) has been promoted prior to the promotion of the petitioners. The petitioners at Sr. No.7 to 10 will be promoted as and C.W.P No.8694 of 2011 -2- when the posts arise and they are eligible otherwise. 3. That Smt. Shashi Bala, Office Associate (Sr. No.71), who is junior to the petitioners has also been promoted to the post of Assistant in the same orders dated 16.6.2011 but after the petitioners.” In view of the said affidavit, the present petition is rendered infructuous and is dismissed as such. 17.10.2011 ( NIRMALJIT KAUR ) rajeev JUDGE