IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.2603 of 2011 Date of Decision:28.09.2011 Deepak Pathania .....Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Kavita Arora, AAG, Punjab. Mr. Amrit Paul, Advocate for respondent No.2. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.(Oral) This petition has been filed for quashing of action of the respondents as the candidature of the petitioner for the post of Deputy Registrar was not considered and no reason whatsoever has been conveyed to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that when the advertisement was issued in the year 2009, he was found eligible but subsequently when the advertisement for the same post was issued in the year 2010, his candidature was not accepted without any reason and the petitioner cannot be declared ineligible for the same post for which earlier he was found eligible. After issuing notice of motion, separate replies have been filed by the respondents, which are on record. Mr. Amrit Paul, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 submits that it is not the case of the petitioner that he was not found eligible C.W.P. No.2603 of 2011 -2- for the post advertised in the year 2010 but the petitioner was not found figured in the list of short listed candidates and moreover, after selection to the post of Deputy Registrar, the selected candidate Mr. Paramjit Singh has not been impleaded as respondent and has already resigned from the post, the present petition has become infructuous. Since the grouse of the petitioner is that he was not called for interview by considering him not eligible whereas earlier on the same post, he was found eligible. As per submission made by respondent, the selection has been made and selected candidate after joining on the post has also resigned. Accordingly, the petition has become infructuous. Dismissed as having rendered infructuous. September 28, 2011 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) renu JUDGE