CWP No.17612 of 1991 #1# IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.17612 of 1991 Date of Decision:-20.05.2010 Dr. Krishan Kumar ....Petitioner. Versus State of Punjab & Ors. ....Respondent s . CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present:-Mr. Suresh Kumar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. Anu Pal, Assistant Advocate General for respondent-State. JASWANT SINGH,J (ORAL) In the present case petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondent to appoint/promote him as Assistant Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Medical College, Amritsar (for short “the Department”)from the post of Senior Lecturer, where he was working on adhoc basis. He has further prayed that no other person should be appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department till the appointment or promotion of the petitioner as Assistant Professor. This Court vide order dated 27.11.1991 had ordered that CWP No.17612 of 1991 #2# the appointments, if made, shall be subject to the result of this petition. The case was taken up for hearing on 27th of April 2009. The learned State counsel had sought an adjournment to seek the latest instructions. Learned state counsel has pleaded that the petitioner has been given his due promotion as and when vacancy was available. Counsel appearing for the petitioner has not refuted this contention. In view of the above, petition has been rendered infructuous. Disposed of as infructuous. ( JASWANT SINGH ) JUDGE May 20th, 2010 Vinay