CWP No. 9672 of 1990 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 9672 of 1990 Date of Decision: March 25, 2009 Manohar Lal and others ...... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ajay Tewari Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Senior DAG, Haryana. Mr. R.K.Dhiman, Advocate for respondent No.4. **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? Ajay Tewari, J. This petition was filed through Sh.P.S.Patwalia, Advocate. On 12.3.91 the following order was passed:- “Counsel for the petitioners wants to amend the petition. To be put up after the amended petition is filed.” However, thereafter no application for amendment was filed and the writ petition kept lying pending. Thereafter on 27.11.2008 the following order was passed:- “At the request made by learned counsel for the petitioner, adjourned to 4.12.2008.” CWP No. 9672 of 1990 2 Then on 04.12.2008 the following order was passed:- “Registry is directed to issue notice to the petitioners for 25.3.2009.” As per office report summons issued to petitioner No.5 have been received back duly served but the summons issued to respondents No. 1 to 4 have been received back unserved with the report that they have retired from service. In the circumstances there is no option but to dismiss this writ petition in default. (AJAY TEWARI) JUDGE March 25, 2009 sunita CWP No. 9672 of 1990 3