IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13819 of 2006 Date of Decision: August 27, 2009 Paramjit Singh Goraya .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms. Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, for the respondents. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) This civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, quashing Memorandum of charges/ chargesheet dated 9.12.2005 (Annexure P-24) and Order dated 2.6.2006 (Annexure P-26) whereunder an Enquiry Officer has been appointed under Rule 8 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 1970. Prayer has further been made for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, CWP No.13819 of 2006 [2] quashing Order dated 2.6.2006 (Annexure P-28) whereby the petitioner has been ignored for promotion and junior to the petitioner i.e. respondent No.3 has been promoted as Superintendent of Police (Officiating). The facts of the case need not be referred to in view of the fact that learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions from Krishan Kumar, Senior Assistant, Office of the Director General of Police, Punjab, states that the charges have been dropped against the petitioner and therefore, as on date, there is no departmental proceeding pending against the petitioner under the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 1970. Learned counsel for the respondents states that the case of the petitioner was considered by the Departmental Selection Committee. In view of pending departmental proceedings, the Committee resorted to sealed cover procedure. Learned counsel further states that now that charges have been dropped, the matter of promotion of the petitioner can be considered. In regard to dropping of charges, learned counsel has placed on record a Communication dated 19.5.2009 issued by the CWP No.13819 of 2006 [3] Government of Punjab, Department of Home Affairs and Justice. The main reliefs having been granted to the petitioner, cause of action does not survive. The petition is disposed of with directions to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion within four months of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (AJAI LAMBA) August 27, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?