IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA C.W.P. No: 565 of 2006 Date of decision: April 9, 2008 Dr. Dinesh Sharma …Petitioner Versus. State of H.P. & Ors. …Respondent(s). Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge . The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting ? For the Petitioner: Mr. Sanjiv Bhushan, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.M.Bisht, Deputy Advocate General. Deepak Gupta, ,J (Oral): This petition is directed against the interim order passed by the learned H.P. State Administrative Tribunal, Shimla dated 27.6.2006 in OA No. 1705 of 2006. Brief facts of the case are that the present petitioner herein (Dr. Dinesh Sharma) had filed OA No. 1705 of 2006 before the learned Tribunal in which he had challenged the validity of the entrance examination held for the post of Registrar in the Department of Radiology. The main ground taken in the said petition was that some of the questions in the entrance examination were out of syllabus. Interim stay was also prayed for which was not granted by the learned Tribunal. Thereafter, - 2 - Dr. Dinesh Sharma filed CWP No.335 of 2006 in this Court which was disposed of on the direction that the selections made shall abide by the result of the O.A. Thereafter on the basis of the test Dr. Shikha Sood respondent No.4 herein was selected and offered appointment to the post of Registrar in the Department of Radiology. On the very next day. i.e. 6.5.2006, the State issued another letter temporarily canceling the offer of appointment made to respondent No.4. Dr. Shikha Sood thereafter filed OA No. 1705 of 2006 before the learned Tribunal. Vide the impugned order the learned Tribunal stayed the operation of the order dated 6.5.2006 and consequently respondent No.4 Dr. Shikha Sood is now working as Registrar in the Department of Radiology. The order in question was passed in on 27.6.2006. More than one year and 9 months have since been elapsed. We do not deem it fit and proper to go into the merits of the case since respondent No.4 has been working as Registrar in the Department of Radiology for more than one year and 9 months. However, we do feel that both the Original Applications being Nos. 1134 and 1705 of 2006 should be heard and disposed of at the earliest. The OA filed by Dr. Dinesh Sharma was in respect of entrance examination. In such cases, it is expected that every Court or Tribunal dealing with such petition(s) should dispose - 3 - of such cases as early as possible since equities can change and careers of the affected party can be jeopardized if the decision is unduly delayed. Keeping in view the aforesaid discussion, we dispose of the present writ petition with the direction that the learned Tribunal shall dispose of both the OAs No. 107 and 1134 of 2006 at the earliest and in any event not later than 31st July, 2008. The petitioner may file an application for placing a copy of this order before the learned Tribunal by 30th April, 2008. Dasti copy. ( Deepak Gupta ), J. April 9, 2008 ( Rajiv Sharma ), J. s.