CWP No.6470 of 1993 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.6470 of 1993 Date of decision : 30-11-2009 Ramesh Kumar and another ....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and Others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr. Harshit Jain, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. AG, Haryana. Mr. R.K. Malik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Ashish Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondents no.3 and 4. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) The petitioners seeking promotion to the post of Store Purchase Officer in the Haryana Transport Department from the date when their juniors were promoted. In other words, the petitioners have challenged the promotion of respondents no.3 and 4 who are said to be juniors. In the reply filed by the State – respondent it is specifically mentioned that the promotion was made on the basis of the 1992 Rules. The petitioners were duly considered for such promotion even CWP No.6470 of 1993 -2- though the petitioners were senior but respondents no.3 and 4 possessed requisite qualification prescribed under the Rules and came to be promoted. The petitioners were not possessing the requisite qualification and could not be promoted. It is not a case where the petitioners were not considered. Mr. R.K. Malik, Senior Advocate submits that presently both the parties petitioner and private respondents have retired. In this view of the matter, nothing survives in this petition. Dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) 30-11-2009 JUDGE manju