CWP (T) No. 4149/2008 (OA No. 47/97) 10.4.2009 Present: Mr. I.D. Bali, Sr. Advocate with Mr. K.G. Sharma, counsel for the petitioners. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Vivek Thakur, Addl. A.G. for respondents. In the present petition such of those persons, who are employed as Chowkidars in the Panchayats are seeking parity of pay scales and status with the Chowkidars employed by the State Government. The petition was originally filed before the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal and admitted on 6th of March 1997. By virtue of the provisions of “The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (transfer of decided and pending cases and applications) Act, 2008 (No. 14 of 2008)” it stood transferred to this Court. It came up for hearing on 27.3.2009, when time was taken by the learned counsel for the petitioners to complete their instructions. Today, Mr. Bali, learned Senior Advocate has stated that inspite of having written various letters to the petitioners, he has not received any instructions as the petitioners are not responding. Perhaps due to passage of time, the petition has become infructuous. The petition was filed in the year 1997. It has come up for hearing in the year 2009. Mr. Bali, for want of instructions, does not press the petition on merits. As such, the present petition is dismissed for non prosecution. It is, however, clarified that if any grievances of the petitioners still survives, it shall be open for them to approach the appropriate forum, in accordance with law. (Sanjay Karol) April 10, 2009(vs) Judge.