IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.6739 of 1988 Date of Decision:-12.5.2010 Dr.S.K.Chattopadhyaya and others ...Petitioners Versus The State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present:- Mr.Gaurav Tangri, Advocate for Mr.Anil Rathee, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.G.S.Chahal, Addl. AG Haryana for respondent No.1. Mr.S.C.Sibal, Senior Advocate with Mr.V.S.Rana, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr.Anil Khetarpal, Advocate for respondent Nos.3 and 4. M ehinder Si ngh S ullar , J. (Oral) Originally, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition directing respondent Nos.1 and 2 to consider their promotion under “Personal Promotion Scheme' as Professors with effect from April, 1986 when their juniors- respondent Nos.3 and 4 were promoted. This writ petition was filed in this Court on 8.8.1988. Respondent No.2 filed the reply, raising preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition, inter-alia, on the ground that as petitioners No.1 and 2 have expired, therefore, the same has become infructuous. According to respondent No.2, in pursuance of the advertisement, petitioner No.3 applied and was selected and appointed to the post of Professor, which he has claimed in the present writ petition under 'Personal Promotion Scheme'. Therefore, no relief can be granted to him in this writ petition as well. Learned counsel for the petitioners, having acknowledged the factual matrix, has submitted that in view of the facts narrated here-in-above, the instant writ petition actually has become infructuous. In this view of the matter, the present writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. (Mehinder Singh Sullar) Judge 12.5.2010 AS