IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 8155 of 1999. [O&M] Date of Decision: 19th May, 2010. Manjit Singh Petitioner through Mr. R.K.Gautam, Advocate Versus State of Punjab & Ors. Respondents through Mr. B.S.Chahal, DAG, Punjab. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL] The petitioner joined the respondent Department as a Beldar on work-charge basis on 22.1.1988 and was posted at SYL, Malakpur Division in the Irrigation Department, Punjab, Ropar. Later on, his services were transferred to the Work Division, Ranjit Sagar Dam, Shahpur Kandi, which is also under the administrative control of the Irrigation Department. The petitioner was thereafter promoted as Work Mistry w.e.f. 1.3.1995, again on work-charge basis. The petitioner was then transferred to Patiala Drainage Circle, Patiala vide order dated 22.12.1998 [Annexure P-2] but was not permitted to join at Patiala solely on the ground that “he is not a regular Work Mistry”. This fact is evident from the impugned order dated 3.8.1999 [P-10] which reads as follows:- “Shri Manjit Singh, Work Mistry [Work-charge] who was transferred from Ranjit Sagar Dam, Shahpur Kandi to Patiala Drainage Circle, Patiala vide office Order No. 315/14730-35/5-NGE/2/98 dated 22.12.1998, but Superintending Engineer, Patiala Drainage Circle, Patiala did not allow to join Shri Manjit Singh as he is not a regular work-mistry. So transfer order of concerned employee from Ranjit Sagar Dam, Shahpurkandi to Patiala Drg. Circle, Patiala stands cancelled and sent back to Ranjit Sagar Dam, Shahpurkandi”. During the pendency of this writ petition, services of the petitioner have been regularized vide order dated 17.10.2007 [Annexure P-25]. The short grievance of the petitioner is that the objection against his posting in the Drainage Circle at Patiala, namely, he was not a regular Work Mistry, no longer survives in view of the fact that he has been brought on the regular establishment. The petitioner's contention is apparently well merited. For the reason afore-stated, the impugned order dated 03.08.1999 [Annexure P-10] is hereby quashed and the respondents are directed to re-consider the claim of the petitioner for his posting at Patiala Drainage Circle, Patiala, especially in view of the fact that vacant posts are available in that circle. Let the needful be done within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. Dasti. May 19, 2010. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE