WPSS No. 616 of 2003 (Old No. 33957 / 1998) Hon. Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Raman Kumar Shah, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. Bhaskar Chandra Joshi, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Sanjay Bhatt, Advocate present for respondent No. 2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus, commanding the respondents to promote the petitioner to the post of Head Master. Learned counsel for the petitioner concedes that during the pendency of this writ petition the petitioner has already retired. In the circumstances, this writ petition has become infructuous. The same is dismissed as infructuous. (P.C. P., J.) 15.12.2009 HN