IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19953 of 2003 (O&M) Date of Decision : January 18, 2011. Raj Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner versus Food Corporation of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI. Present : Mr.J.S.Wasu, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.R.K.Sharma, Advocate, for the respondents. . -.- 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks quashing of the charge-sheet dated 27.9.2003 (Annexure P-1) and the subsequent proceedings arisen therefrom. The writ petition was ordered to be admitted on 18.12.2003 with a direction that the enquiry proceedings may go on but the final order be not passed. It is stated by learned counsel for the parties that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner has unfortunately passed away. Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the legal C.W.P.No .19953 of 2003 (O&M) 2 position that no enquiry proceedings can be initiated or continued against a dead person. The disciplinary action initiated against the petitioner has, thus, been rendered infructuous and as a result thereto, the writ petition is also rendered infructuous. Ordered accordingly. It is stated that no retiral benefits were released in favour of the petitioner during the pendency of the writ petition. It is accordingly directed that the withheld retiral or other terminal benefits be released in favour of the legal representatives of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 18-01-2011 (AJAY TEWARI) Mohinder JUDGE