IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA CWP (T) No. 8853 of 2008 Decided on : 08.12.2010. Noya Ram ..…Petitioner. Versus State of H.P and Another. .… Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the Petitioner : None For the Respondents No.1 to 3 :Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. Advocate General Respondent No.4 Ex-parte. V.K. Sharma, Judge (Oral) The petition has been filed on the following prayers vide para 7 (1) and (2) : “ 1. That the selection/appointment of respondent No.4 as Part Time Water Carrier in GPS Chamarla, Tehsil Nirmand, Distt. Kullu, may kindly be quashed and set aside. 2. That the respondents be directed to consider the name of the applicant for the post of Water Carrier in Govt. Primary School, Chamarla and thereby to appoint the applicant to the said post or in the alternative respondents No.1 to 3 may be directed to hold fresh interviews and to consider the applicant in accordance with the scheme.” 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No, 2 2. Respondent No.4 was proceeded against ex-parte and defence on behalf of respondents No.1 to 3 was struck of vide order dated 11.8.2006 passed by the erstwhile H.P. State Administrative Tribunal when the matter was pending adjudication before the said Tribunal. 3. The petition was filed way back on 20.9.2002 and in view of the intervening long lapse of time it is disposed of with the observation that in case the petitioner still has any surviving grievance with regard to the factual and legal position, he may certainly point out the same by way of appropriate representation before respondent No.1/competent authority within a period of one month from today along with copy of this judgment and the said respondent/competent authority shall decide the same within another three months after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the private respondent No.4, if so desired. 4. In view of the above, the petition stands disposed of, so also the pending CMP(s), if any. (V.K. Sharma) Judge. 8th December, 2010 CS