IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.8186 of 2007 Date of Decision: 10.1.2008 Devinder Kumar Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Shri Nimanyu Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner Shri Harish Rathee, Sr. D.A.G. Haryana for respondent Nos.1 & 2 Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) By filing this writ petition, the petitioners pray that the letters dated 8.5.2007 (Annexures P/8 to P/12), whereby they have been asked to appear in written test, for selection to the post of Patwari, be quashed. Shri Rathee brought it to our notice that advertisement, in question, to fill up the posts of Patwari was issued on account of a fact that the earlier selection made was quashed by this Court on 2.8.2005 in CWP No.11526 of 1994. However, in the meantime, affected persons/ selected Patwaris went to the Hon’ble Supreme Court and vide order dated 28.9.2007, the Hon’ble Supreme Court set aside the judgment passed by this Court and remanded the matter to hear it afresh. Those writ petitions are still pending admitted. By stating above said facts, Shri Rathee states that virtually, the advertisement in dispute, has become infructuous. In view of this, no further action is needed. However, it is made clear that if at any time, without issuing any fresh advertisement, the State government initiates Civil Writ Petition No.8186 of 2007 -2- the process of filling up the posts on the basis of advertisement, which is subject matter of this writ petition, the petitioner be at liberty to get this writ petition revived. Disposed of. (Jasbir Singh) Judge January 10, 2008 (Jaswant Singh) gk Judge