IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 8197 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : OCTOBER 28, 2009 NEELAM BALA & ORS. ....... PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB & ORS. .... RESPONDENT(S) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: Ms. Poonam, Advocate, for the petitioner(s). Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab. AJAI LAMBA, J. (Oral) This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release Maternity Allowance of the petitioners. Reply on behalf of the respondents, by way of short affidavit of Shri Sunil Kumar Modi, Assistant Director (Funds) office of Director Public Instructions (Colleges), Punjab, has been filed today in Court, which is taken on record. Civil Writ Petition No. 8197 of 2009 2 Learned counsel for the respondent-State states that a perusal of order (Annexure R-1) filed along with the reply makes it evident that the cause of action does not survive any more. The payment has been made. In view of the reply, the cause of action does not survive and the petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. October 28, 2009 ( AJAI LAMBA ) Kang JUDGE 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?