1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR -------------------------------------------------------- CIVIL WRIT No. 1064 of 1996 DR NARENDRA KUMAR & ANR V/S RAJ.AGRI.UNIVERSITY & ANR None is present for the appellant / petitioner Mr. MS SINGHVI & Mr. AKHILESH, for the respondent Date of Order : 27.10.2009 HON'BLE SHRI N P GUPTA,J. ORDER ----- Nobody appears for the petitioner even in second round. I have gone through the merits of the matter also, and find that by this petition the petitioner has sought to challenge the selection process i.e. has challenged the qualification prescribed for the post advertised. The advertisement was issued way back in the year 1995, and notice of stay was issued, and after hearing all that was ordered was that the selection shall be subject to the result of writ petition. The fact does remain that the petitioner was also interviewed but was not selected. From the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, I find that the age of the petitioner Narendra Kumar was 50 years in the year 1996. Obviously with the result that by now he has crossed the age of superannuation also. In that view of the matter, otherwise also writ becomes only academic. It is again a different story that on the last dates of hearing being 17.3.2009, 17.12.2008, 7.11.2008, 26.5.2008, 15.5.2008, 7.5.2008 etc. also nobody had appeared, and on some 2 of the intervening hearings being 18.11.2008 and 29.5.2008 when the counsel appeared he only sought adjournment. It appears that in view of the facts noticed above the petitioner is not seriously interested in pursuing the matter as well. In that view of the matter, the cumulative result is that the petition is dismissed. ( N P GUPTA ),J. /Sushil/