CWP No. 13980 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13980 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: August 09, 2010 Balwinder Singh and another .........PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab and others ......RESPONDENT(S) CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA Present: Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider representation filed by the petitioners Annexure P-3. The petitioners further seek a direction to the respondents to re-instate the petitioners in service as Driver and Conductor, the same having been discontinued by verbal orders since May 2009. 2. It has been brought out that the bus on which the petitioners were on duty was parked. The bus was put on fire whereupon FIR came to be lodged at the instance of the petitioners. Learned counsel contends that the services of the petitioners were discontinued. General Manager, Punjab Roadways, Muktsar vide communication Annexure P-4 dated 01.06.2009 to Director Transport, Punjab has recommended that representation of the petitioners be considered sympathetically. Representation has been placed CWP No. 13980 of 2010 2 on record as Annexure P-3. 3. Learned counsel contends that the petitioners would like to pursue their matter with the authorities as it is pending adjudication and he would like to withdraw the petition. 4. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. 09.08.2010 (AJAI LAMBA) shivani JUDGE