IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.17035 of 2010 Date of Decision: December 13, 2010 Balwant Singh .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. V.K. Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. J.S. Puri, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) 1. This civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release retiral benefits of the petitioner viz. pension, commutation of pension, gratuity, leave encashment, General Provident Fund and Group Insurance Scheme. CWP No.17035 of 2010 [2] 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the matter has been rendered infructuous, in so much as, retiral benefits have been released and therefore, cause of action does not survive. 3. The petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous on the statement of learned counsel for the petitioner. (AJAI LAMBA) December 13, 2010 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?