IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 19088 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: MARCH 26, 2009 Surinder Singh Taxak .....PETITIONER Versus Food Corporation of india and another ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Gunjan Mehta, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Vineet Yadav, Advocate, for Mr.A.R.Takkar, Advocate, for the respondents. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who is working as Assistant General Manager in the Regional Office of Food Corporation of India, Panchkula, has filed this petition for issuing direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to appear in the written test to be held on 9.11.2008 for appointment to the post of Deputy General Manager (General Administration), claiming that he was eligible to appear in the said test, but was illegally not permitted to do so. While issuing notice of motion by the interim order, the petitioner was permitted to appear in the said examination, subject to depositing Rs.20,000/- in the Registry of this Court and in case the averments made by the petitioner were found to be false, the amount deposited by the petitioner shall be forfeited to the Haryana State Legal Services Authority. No written statement has been filed by the respondents. C.W.P. No. 19088 of 2008 -2- Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has failed in the said test as the selected candidate has been appointed. Therefore, he prays that he may be permitted to withdraw this petition. He further prays that the amount of Rs.20,000/- deposited by the petitioner be directed to be refunded to him. Since no written statement has been filed, without considering the aspect whether the averments made by the petitioner are false or not, I permit the petitioner to withdraw the petition and direct the Registry of this Court to refund the amount of Rs.20,000/-, which was deposited by the petitioner on November 7, 2008. March 26, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE