IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.1662 of 1990 Date of Decision : 11.01.2010 Harbans Singh .....Petitioner versus The State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Arun Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr.Anupam Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a writ of quo- warranto to set-aside the appointment of respondent No.3 to the post of Excise and Taxation Officer. According to the petitioner, the third respondent is ineligible to hold the above-stated post. The averments made in the writ petition reveal that the petitioner joined the department of Excise and Taxation in Patiala Division as a Clerk on 18.8.1966. As per the seniority list (Annexure P-2), the date C.W.P.No .1662 of 1990 (O&M) 2 of birth of the petitioner is 6.7.1940. The petitioner is, thus, now more than 59 years old and must have retired from service on attaining the age of superanuation, i.e., 58 years. The issue raised in the writ petition, therefore, has been rendered academic and calls for no interference on merits. The writ petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. 11-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE