CWP No.10588 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.10588 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: 28.11.2011 Dr. Jagdeep Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Monica Chhiber Sharma, Dy. Advocate General Punjab. Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate for respondent No.7. Rajan Gupta, J (oral). The petitioner seeks a writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondents No.2 and 4 to consider him for Senior Residency in General Surgery. Learned State counsel at the outset has referred to reply by way of affidavit of Dr. A.S. Thind, Joint Director, Medical Education and Research, Punjab. She submits that post of Senior Resident is a tenure post for three years only. Every six months some posts are vacated in each department and the same are advertised for being filled up by following the procedure. According to her in case an advertisement is issued and petitioner is found eligible, he shall be inducted according to his merit. In view of the statement made by learned State counsel, counsel for the petitioner submits that the present petition has been CWP No.10588 of 2011 2 rendered infructuous and be disposed of accordingly. In view of above, this petition is disposed of as no cause of action survives in the same. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 28.11.2011 'rajpal'