IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.7035 of 1989 Date of Decision:- 07.01.2011 Dr.Ramesh Anand and others ....Petitioner(s) vs. The State of Punjab and others ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- None for the petitioners. Mr.Rajesh Bhardwaj, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. *** Ranjan Gogoi, ACJ. (Oral) The three petitioners in this writ petition are P.C.M.S.-II Doctors who had been selected to undergo the Postgraduate Course way- back in the year 1989. They have challenged the orders dated 3.8.1987 and 24.4.1989 (Annexures P-3 and P-4) respectively. By the first order i.e. 3.8.1987, P.C.M.S. Doctors who have not completed five years of service including three years' rural service are to be granted stipend and not their regular salary. By the second order i.e. 24.4.1989, upon completion of the Postgraduate course, the concerned Doctors are required to execute a bond to the effect that after completing the Postgraduate courses, they will serve the State of Punjab for five years or pay back a sum of rupees one lac to the State of Punjab. By interim order dated May 26, 1989, the petitioners were directed to be paid their salaries, subject to the outcome of the writ C.W.P.No.7035 of 1989 -2- petition. A period of over two decades has rolled by in the meantime. In such circumstances, even if the writ petition is to be decided against the petitioners, on equity, the Court would not be inclined to direct for return of the amounts received by the petitioners on account of salary under the interim orders passed by the Court. Insofar as the second order dated 24.4.1989 (Annexure P-4) is concerned, the period of “compulsory service” contemplated therein is also long over. In such circumstances, we are of the view that no useful purpose would be served by keeping this writ petition pending any longer. It is accordingly disposed of by directing the position as on today to be maintained by the parties. ( RANJAN GOGOI ) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE January 07, 2011 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE