CWP No.13756 of 1989 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP No.13756 of 1989 DATE OF DECISION: March 16, 2011 SATYA PAL BALI ...PETITIONER VERSUS INDIAN DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS ...RESPONDENTS LTD. ETC. 2. CWP No.13749 of 1989 HARI NARAIN CHATURVEDI ...PETITIONER VERSUS INDIAN DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS ...RESPONDENTS LTD. ETC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: MR. PARMINDER SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR MR. R.P. BALI, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. SUBHASH AHUJA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENTS. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. Mr.Parminder Singh, Advocate seeks time on behalf of the arguing counsel for the petitioner. The case is of the year 1989 and I decline the request and proceed to dispose of the case on the basis of the records and with the assistance of the counsel for respondents. 2. The petitioner challenges the then new policy of promotion said to have been put in place by Notifications dated 21.7.1989 and 13.7.1989. The petitioner would seek for promotion to the post of Personal Executive CWP No.13756 of 1989 -2- on the basis of promotion policy said to have been previously followed by the Department. There had been no interim directions at the time when the writ petition was admitted and notice was given. 3. A challenge to the change in promotion policy or for consideration for promotion cannot obtain any favourable consideration at this length of time in the year 2011. The writ petition has become infructuous and the same is dismissed as such. March 16, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE