IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 11940 of 2009 ( O&M ) DATE OF DECISION : 27.08.2009 Nader Singh and others .... PETITIONERS Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Sumeet Mahajan, Senior Advocate, with Mr. G.P.S. Bal, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Anil Kshetarpal, Advocate, for respondents No.3 and 4. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Learned counsel for the petitioners states in view of the fact that the Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as `the VRS, 2002'), which was notified on 24.2.2003, has ceased to exist after six months, it may be taken that the petitioners did not opt for the voluntary retirement under the VRS, 2002. In view of this, learned counsel for respondents No.3 and 4, on instructions, states that the decision taken by the Punjab Tourism Development Corporation Limited vide notice dated 7.6.2009 (Annexure P-8) and resolution dated 29.6.2009 (Annexure P-10) CWP No. 11940 of 2009 -2- for relieving the petitioners with effect from 31.8.2009, in view of the earlier acceptance of their request for voluntary retirement under the VRS, 2002, will not be given effect. In view of the above, this petition is disposed of in terms of the statements made by learned counsel for the parties. August 27, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE