C.W.P. No. 581 of 1990 [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 581 of 1990 Date of Decision: March 11,2010 Vishwa Nath Shastri ....................................................... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ................................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ashutosh Mohunta Present: Ms. Shefali Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Vivek Chauhan, AAG, Punjab. ... ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner has prayed that respondents be directed to allow annual increments to the petitioner w.e.f. 1.1.1978 i.e. from the date the grade of pay were revised under the Delhi Pattern of Grant-in-Aid Rules, 1967 and further to pay the arrears along with interest to the petitioner. An affidavit (Annexure R-1) has been filed by the petitioner wherein it has been averred that the petitioner is satisfied with the fixation of his pay. Another affidavit has been filed by Mrs. Daljit Kaur Chadha, Deputy Director (Books), Office of Director of Public Instruction(S) Punjab, wherein it has been stated that the petitioner is satisfied with the fixation of his pay by the Department and that the payment has been made by the School. It has also been stated that no arrears were due towards the C.W.P. No. 581 of 1990 [ 2 ] department. It has further been stated that the petitioner has given in writing that he does not wish to continue with the aforementioned petition. In view of the affidavit (Annexure R1) and the reply filed by Mrs. Daljit Kaur Chadha, Deputy Director (Books), Office of Director of Public Instruction(S) Punjab, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. 11.3.2010 ( ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA ) Rupi JUDGE