C.W.P. No. 17551 of 1999 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 17551 of 1999 Date of decision: 19.12.2011 Reeta Bansal ........Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and Others ........Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present: Ms. Alka Chatrath, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr. Kamal Sehgal, Additional A.G. Haryana RANJAN GOGOI, CJ. : (Oral) The matter relates to selection and appointment of teachers in different disciplines like JBT/Punjabi/Hindi/Sanskrit/C&V/Drawing. The rules governing the matter prescribe the basic qualification necessary for the post and also the fact that persons with higher qualifications would be considered only if posts remained unfilled from the persons possessing the basic qualification. The Rule was challenged in proceedings registered as CWP No. 15761 of 1993 which was referred to a Full Bench of five Hon'ble Judges of this Court. In the said case, the Full Bench had passed an interim order dated 22.2.1994 to the effect that the petitioners would be provisionally considered for appointment. Accordingly the petitioners were considered and appointed. When C.W.P.No. 15761 of 1993 came up for hearing before the Full Bench it was noticed that as appointments have been made pursuant to the interim directions issued on 22.2.1994 by this Court, the issue referred to the Full Bench including the writ petition in question C.W.P. No. 17551 of 1999 2 has become infructuous. The 58 writ petitions now listed before us similar interim directions were issued following the interim order dated 22.2.1994 in CWP No. 15761 of 1993 and in all such cases except three C.W.P.Nos. 3401, 16053 and 14443 of 2000 selections and appointments have been made. If that is so, we do not see as how any live issue is pending for consideration in the writ petitions now listed before us. We make it clear that if any of the petitioners has been selected and appointed pursuant to the interim directions of this Court such selection and appointment shall not be disturbed. All the writ petitions shall accordingly be treated as closed as having become infructuous. (RANJAN GOGOI) CHIEF JUSTICE (SURYA KANT) JUDGE December 19, 2011 RSK NOTE: Whether to be referred to the Reporter or not? _____