IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 19646 of 2008 Date of Decision: 23.07.2009 Ved Parkash Gupta ..Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR,CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present : Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Addl. A.G. Punjab for respondents No. 1,2,4 and 6. Mr. Gurminder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.5. ***** T.S.Thakur, C.J. (Oral) The State Government have pursuant to the order of this Court dated 04.05.2009 taken a final decision evidenced by a notification dated 22.07.2009, by which respondent No.5 has been reverted from the post of Senior Medical Officer to Medical Officer as a measure of punishment for misconduct proved against him in the departmental enquiry. In the circumstances, therefore, we see no reason to keep these proceedings pending before us. The enquiry in question having eventually culminated in an order of punishment CWP No. 19646 of 2008 [2] against the officer found guilty for misconduct, this petition has become infructuous and is disposed of as such reserving liberty for respondent No.5 to assail the order of punishment in appropriate proceedings, if so advised and otherwise permissible in law. No costs. (T.S.THAKUR) CHIEF JUSTICE (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) JUDGE 23.07.2009 'ravinder'