IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 794 of 2009 Date of Decision : May 28, 2009 Balkar Singh ....Petitioner Versus B.K.Bawa, DIG, Patiala Range and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. K.G.Chaudhary, Advocate Mr. M.C.Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) On September 22, 2008, the writ petition of the petitioner was disposed of by a Division Bench of the High Court with a direction to respondent No.3 therein to decide the legal notice, submitted earlier by the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order. According to the petitioner, the respondents had not taken any decision on the legal notice submitted by him. He, accordingly, prayed for initiating contempt proceedings against them. Reply has already been filed on behalf of respondent No.2 and a copy thereof supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner. In para 2 of the reply, it stands mentioned that the legal notice submitted by the petitioner has been considered by passing an order dated C.O.C.P. No. 794 of 2009 -2- 18.5.2009, copy of which has been appended with the reply as Annexure R-1. The name of the petitioner stands approved in principle for Local Rank ASI. However, formal order would be issued after decision of COCP No. 1672 of 2008 in CWP No. 2153 of 2008, which is listed for hearing on 3.7.2009. In view of the fact that respondent No.2 has considered and decided the legal notice of the petitioner by passing the order dated 18.5.2009 (Annexure R-1), the present petition has been rendered infructuous and, accordingly, disposed of. Rule is discharged. However, the respondents are directed to issue formal orders to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the decision of COCP No. 1672 of 2008. ( T.P.S.MANN ) May 28, 2009 JUDGE ajay-1