IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 9681 of 1987 Date of Decision: April 1, 2009 Avtar Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for the respondents. 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? M.M. KUMAR, J. The petitioner has approached this Court for regularisation of his services. He was working as a Conductor with the Punjab Roadways, Chandigarh Depot, Chandigarh, having been appointed in April 1982. The services of the petitioner were terminated on 31.7.1985. The order of termination was challenged in the Labour Court. The Labour Court vide award dated 27.10.1986, published on 3.12.1986, had reinstated the petitioner with continuity of service with 60% of back wages (P-1). Accordingly he was reinstated and is still working on his post. He has claimed that his services be regularised as per the policy of the State, which CWP No. 9681 of 1987 contemplated regularisation of the services of such employees who have completed one year of service as on 1.4.1985. The petitioner has claimed that he had completed three years of service. When the petition came up for consideration on 18.12.1987, the termination of services of the petitioner was stayed till further orders. The aforesaid order was made absolute till the decision of the instant petition. Learned State counsel has stated that since the stay order granted by this Court in the year 1987 has continued all these years and the services of the petitioner could not have been terminated then the order of regularisation was bound to be passed. According to the learned counsel this would render the petition infructuous. In view of the above, the writ petition is rendered infructuous and disposed of as such. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to move appropriate application if such a necessity arises. (M.M. KUMAR) April 1, 2009 JUDGE Pkapoor 2