IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 667 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 14.09.2009 Ram Sharan ... PETITIONER Versus Haryana State Agriculture & Rural Development Bank and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. S.K. Dahiya, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Dalal, Advocate, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working on the post of Land Valuation Officer and against whom charge sheet was pending, has filed the instant petition for quashing the promotion order dated 28.7.2007 and 14.7.2007, whereby some of the Land Valuation Officers have been promoted to the post of Field Officer, in spite of the fact that charge sheets were also pending against them. It is the case of the petitioner that he has been discriminated in the matter of promotion. Counsel for the respondents states that during the pendency of this petition, the petitioner has also been considered and promoted to the post of Field Officer with effect from 28.7.2007. In this regard, he has CWP No. 667 of 2008 -2- produced copy of the order dated 27.8.2009, which is taken on record. Counsel for the respondents states that in view of this order, the instant petition has become infructuous. However, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has also made a prayer with regard to non-payment of salary for the period, when he remained on leave. In this regard, counsel for the respondents states that in case, the petitioner makes an application/ representation for this relief, the same will be considered and decided in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of in terms of the above statement made by counsel for the respondents. September 14, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE