IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP No. 7629 of 2010 Decided on: 13.12.2010 Rajinder Chauhan …. Petitioner Versus State of H.P. and another …. Respondents Coram : The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge For the petitioner: Mr. Dilip Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Ankush Dass Sood, Addl. Advocate General and Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral): The petitioner has been selected for appointment as Executive Director (Tariff & Finance Analysis) under the second respondent, H.P. Electricity Regulatory Commission, as early as on 18.10.2010. It is seen that there is clearance from the concerned Ministry also. The petitioner approached this Court since he has not been relieved by the Government despite the approval of the Government for the appointment. Therefore, on 9.12.2010 we directed the competent officer to be present before this Court with the files. The files show that the Minister concerned has given the clearance. Once the appointment has been cleared by the Government, there is no satisfactory explanation as to why the petitioner has not so far been relieved. The appointment as cleared by the Government still stands. Therefore, this writ petition is 2 disposed of as follows. So long as the appointment which has been cleared by the Government stands, there is no point in delaying the logical effect thereof. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first respondent to relieve the petitioner in terms of the appointment, in case the Government’s decision still stands, within a week from today. 2. With the above observations, the writ petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice (Justice V.K. Ahuja ), December 13, 2010 Judge (BSS/Tilak)