IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9881 of 1999 Date of decision: April 08, 2008 Pushakar Nath and others … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. S.S.Brar, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Yatinder Sharma, Dy. Advocate General Punjab for the State. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA , J. (ORAL) This writ petition was adjourned sine-die on July 23, 1999. The matter was to be listed after the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case titled as State of Punjab and another versus J.L.Gupta and others. This case has now been decided by the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the same is reported in JT 2000 (2) SC 265 and the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Punjab has been allowed and it was held that Dr.Assa Singh’s case has no application. In view of the decision in J.L.Gupta’s case supra, the present writ petition is dismissed in the same terms. [ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA] JUDGE [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE April 08, 2008. rps