IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. COPC (T) No.: 25 of 2008. Decided on: 24.09.2010. __________________________________________________________ All India Medical Laboratory Technicians Association. … Petitioner. Versus Dr. D.J. Gupta and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : Mr. J.R. Sharma, Advocate vice Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents : None. Rajiv Sharma, J. (Oral): There was a direction to the respondents vide order dated 12.1.1996 not to fill-up the posts of Laboratory Assistants except in accordance with the rules. It has come in the reply filed by respondent No.3 that the appointments to the posts of Laboratory Assistants were being made in accordance with the H.P. Health & Family Planning Deptt. Subordinate Class-III Services (Recruitment, Promotion and certain Conditions of Service) Rules, 1971. Consequently, the present petition is rendered infructuous and the same is dismissed as infructuous, so also the pending application(s), if any. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. September 24, 2010. (sck). 1 Whether the reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No.