CWP No.2087 of 1994.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.2087 of 1994 Date of Decision: 05.03.2010 **** Gian Chand Singla . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab and others . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 1. Whether Reporters of local papers 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? **** Present: None for the petitioner Mr. Sumeet Mahajan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Amit Kohar, Advocate Ms. Charu Tuli, Sr. DAG, Punjab ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to promote him as Accountant, retrospectively from 17.10.1989. (2). Ms. Charu Tuli, learned Sr. DAG, Punjab, on instructions, informs that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner was promoted as Inspector, Excise and Taxation and has now retired from service w.e.f. 31st August, 2006 on attaining the age of superannuation. It, thus, CWP No.2087 of 1994.doc - 2 – appears that the writ petition has become infructuous, which is disposed of accordingly, however, with liberty to the petitioner get the same revived within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order, if he feels that the relief sought for by him in this writ petition still survives. (3). The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the petitioner on his given address free- of-cost for information. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 05.03.2010 vishal shonkar