IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15848 of 2008 Date of Decision: August 28, 2009 Rakesh Kumar .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Ms. Anu Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) The prayer made in this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing the action of the respondents in not considering the claim of the petitioner for the post of Lecturer (Geography) against an advertisement issued in October, 2006. It has been asserted that the petitioner is higher in merit. The facts of the case need not be gone into in view of the fact that a statement CWP No.15848 of 2008 [2] has been made on behalf of the respondents to the effect that vide Order dated 27.8.2009, the petitioner has been appointed as Lecturer (Geography) in the service of the State. In view of the above, the main grievance of the petitioner having been addressed, no cause of action survives for adjudication. The petition is disposed of as having been rendered infructuous. Copy of Letter dated 27.8.2009 is retained on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner asserts the right to claim benefits in view of the fact that the persons who are lower in merit, had joined earlier. Under the circumstances, the petitioner would be entitled to seniority and pay fixation accordingly. The petitioner would be at liberty to file a representation before the respondents. (AJAI LAMBA) August 28, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?