C.W.P. No.1459 of 2001 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh. C.W.P. No.1459 of 2001 Date of Decision: 15.5.2007 Jagsir Singh and Another …Petitioners. Versus State of Punjab and Others. …Respondents. CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr.Vivek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.Amol Rattan Singh, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1. Mr.Sanjiv Bansal, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 and 3. JUDGMENT M.M.KUMAR, J. The prayer made by the petitioner in the instant petition is for issuance of a direction for quashing order dated 6.11.2000 (Annexure P10) passed by the Member Secretary, Punjab Pollution Control Board, repatriating the petitioners, who were deputationists with the Board, to their parent C.W.P. No.1459 of 2001 2 department. However, we have asked learned counsel for the respondents No.2 & 3 vide order dated 17.4.2007 that whether a number of other persons like S/Shri Paramjit Singh, Junior Environmental Engineer and Gurmeet Singh Dhillon, Assistant Engineer, were absorbed by the respondents along with other officers. Learned counsel for the respondents No.2 & 3 has taken time to apprise the Bench. On 8.5.2007, it was stated by the learned counsel for the Board that Sh.Paramjit Singh, Junior Environmental Engineer was absorbed in the service of the Board as his services were required. He also sought an adjournment to find out whether the petitioners could also be absorbed. At the hearing today, learned counsel for the Board has stated that the case of the petitioners for absorption in the Board can also be considered as per the prevailing regulations, namely Punjab Pollution Control Board Employees Service Regulations, 2000. In view of the statement made by learned counsel for the Board, we dispose of the writ petition so as to enable the Board to consider the case of the petitioners for absorption in accordance with law. The writ petition stands disposed of. (M.M.KUMAR) Judge May 15, 2007 (RAJESH BINDAL) dkb Judge