CWP (T) No. 8119/2008 29.6.2009: Present: Mr. V.D. Khidtta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Addl. Advocate General for the respondents. It is not disputed by the parties that the present lis is squarely covered by the judgment rendered by this Court in CWP (T) No. 8118/2008 titled Shyam Lal Sharma versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others decided on 26.5.2009. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-3 dated 29.10.2001 is quashed and set aside. In normal circumstances, the respondents could be granted opportunity to issue fresh notice to the petitioner, however, the fact of the matter is that the petitioner has retired during the pendency of this petition. In these circumstances, no useful purpose will be served to keep the matter pending. The matter is closed. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. (Rajiv Sharma), June 29, 2009 Judge. *Awasthi*