IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 12319 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : AUGUST 13, 2009 BHAJAN SINGH ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Mr. CL Premy, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) The prayer made in this petition is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to count 11 years service rendered by the petitioner in the Drainage Department with effect from 16.1.1974 to 6.9.1984. Subsequently, the petitioner had joined Rural Development and Panchayat Department and retired on 30.4.2007. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the benefit of service in the Drainage department is not being given to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner wants to withdraw the Civil Writ Petition No. 12319 of 2008 2 petition with liberty to file a fresh petition by placing on record some material to indicate that the petitioner had applied for taking employment in the Rural Development and Panchayat Department after taking permission/sanction from the Drainage department. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. August 13, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?