In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh C.W.P. No. 14117 of 2005 Date of Decision: September 25, 2006 Ashutosh Mishra …Petitioner Versus Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI PRESENT: None for the petitioner. Mr. D.K. Khanna, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. S.K. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 4. JUDGMENT M.M. KUMAR, J (Oral) The prayer made by the petitioner in the instant petition is to quash decision of the respondent University, dated 30.3.2005 (P-12) for absorption of respondent No. 3 as Reader in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication. The order dated 9.8.2005 (P-14) is also sought to be quashed directing the Chairperson, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication to allot teaching workload to respondent No. 3. In para 3 of the written statement filed by respondent Nos. 1 and 2 it has been categorically CWP No. 14117 of 2005 asserted that the Executive Council of the respondent University has decided that respondent No. 3 – Dr. (Ms.) Madhu Bala is not to be absorbed in the Department of Journalism and she was to continue in the Department of Foreign Languages till the revival of Department of Linguistics. To that effect, copy of the Resolution no. 26 from the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Council, held on 31.12.2005, has been placed on record as Annexure R-5 and the order has been issued on 18.1.2006 (R-6). In view of the above, the prayer made by the petitioner in the instant petition stands satisfied and the instant petition has been rendered infructuous. Ordered accordingly. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (M.M.S. BEDI) September 25, 2006 JUDGE Pkapoor 2