IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3376 of 1985 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.01.2010. Dr.Ranbir Singh Bagga and others .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : None for the petitioners. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) In this civil writ petition, the petitioners seek a mandamus to direct the respondents to implement and earlier decision of this Court in CWP No.1714 of 1974, decided on 27.1.1981 and further seek a direction to promote them from the dates when persons allegedly juniors to them, namely, respondent Nos.3 to 9, were promoted. Learned State counsel on instructions from the departmental official, who present in Court, states that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioners as well as the private respondents have already retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. She further C.W.P.No .3376 of 1985 (O&M) 2 states that the pay scale of Veterinary Doctors was also restructured during the pendency of the writ petition and all of them were placed in the same Time Scale which was made reviseable on completion of prescribed length of service. As a result thereof, the posts of Assistant Veterinary Surgeons and Deputy Veterinary Surgeons were placed in one common cadre. It is obvious that in terms of the later events referred to above, the petitioners and the private respondents were placed in the same pay scale at the time of their retirements, which further suggests that the post retiral benefits have also been drawn them at par. In this view of the matter, the writ petition has been rendered infructuous and disposed of as such. Registry to send a copy of this order at the address of petitioner No.1 free of cost. 22-01-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE