C.W.P No. 2028 of 1991 (O&M) ::1:: IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No. 2028 of 1991 (O&M) Date of decision : August 17, 2010 Surinder Nath, ...... Petitioner (s) v. The State of Punjab and others, ...... Respondent(s) *** CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI *** Present : Mr. D.S.Gurna, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S.Gill, DAG Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? *** AJAY TEWARI, J (Oral) This writ petition was filed in the year 1991 challenging the action of respondents No.1 and 2 in giving charge of the post of Superintendent, Government Central Pharmacy and Stores, Punjab Patiala to respondent No.3. On the last date of hearing, the following order was passed :- “ Ms. J.K.Gurna, Advocate has entered appearance on behalf of the petitioner and seeks a short adjournment C.W.P No. 2028 of 1991 (O&M) ::2:: to address arguments. Counsel for the respondents has informed the Court that the third respondent was never substantively promoted to the post of Superintendent Pharmacy and that he had retired in his substantive post of Senior Physician in the year 1996. On the other hand, the petitioner is still in service, has been promoted as Ayurvedic Medical Officer and has also been given additional charge of Superintendent Pharmacy like it was granted to respondent No.3. Adjourned to 9.8.2010.” It is not disputed that right from the year 1991 till today, the post of Superintendent, Government Central Pharmacy and Stores, Punjab Patiala has never been filled up on regular basis and for the past almost two decades it has been filled up by giving temporary charge to one officer or the other. It is also not disputed that the said post is a permanent post on the cadre of respondent No.2. Counsel for the petitioner states that the only direction he is seeking today is that respondents No.1 and 2 be directed to fill up the said post by regular procedure. The prayer of counsel for the petitioner is unexceptionable. Consequently, this writ petition is allowed and a direction is issued to respondents No.1 and 2 to fill up the post of Superintendent, Government Central Pharmacy and Stores, Punjab Patiala on regular basis, as per rules. Let the necessary exercise be conducted within three months from the receipt of a certified copy of this order. C.W.P No. 2028 of 1991 (O&M) ::3:: This writ petition stands disposed of. As the main petition has since been disposed of, all the pending civil miscellaneous applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ( AJAY TEWARI ) August 17, 2010. JUDGE `kk'