IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. Nos.2779-80 of 2010 & Civil Writ Petition No.12619 of 2009 Date of Decision: August 24, 2010 Meera Sahib Educational Welfare Society, Mansa ...Petitioner VERSUS Punjab Technical University and others ...Respondents Present: Mr. Rajesh Hooda, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Amrit Paul, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Ms. Monika Chhibbar Sharma, DAG, Punjab, for the State. Mr. R. K. Singla, Advocate, for the applicant. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. An advertisement was issued by the University inviting applications for allotment of the Study Centres under the Distance Education Programme under various schemes in the State of Punjab. Noticing this fact, this Court has given liberty to the petitioner to apply fresh for allotment of Learning Centre as noted above for consideration by the competent authority. The petitioner has accordingly applied. The competent authority was directed to consider the application, if so filed. Directions were also issued for Civil Writ Petition No.12619 of 2009 (O&M) :{ 2 :} placing on record of the Court the final decision taken by the competent authority. It was further noticed that this shall be without prejudice to the right of the petitioner in the present writ petition. Today learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before me a communication dated 23.8.2010 issued by the University, approving the learning centre for I.T Courses under Distance Education Programme to the petitioner-Institute. Copy of the communication is marked as `A' and kept on record. Since the prayer made in the petition stands granted, the writ petition obviously is rendered infructuous. At this stage, counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had made this application in the year 2006, which has now been allowed/granted in the year 2010. He claims that the petitioner would have a right to seek damages/compensation. Without making any comment on the above prayer in any manner, the present writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. Civil Miscellaneous Application No.2780 of 2010 filed for being impleaded as a party would also be rendered infructuous and no orders are required to be made on it. August 24, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) khurmi JUDGE