Writ Petition No. 575 of 2003 (S/B) Hon.P.C. Verma, A.C.J. Hon. P.C. Pant, J. Heard Sri Prabhakar Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel. In view of the statement of the learned Standing Counsel that all the promotions have been made on ad hoc basis and the petitioner has been given ad hoc promotion, the petition has become infructuous. So far as the seniority amongst the promoted Deputy Collectors is concerned, that will be decided after regular promotions are made. The petition is accordingly dismissed being infructuous. (P.C. Verma, A.C.J.) (Hon. P.C. Pant, J.) Dt. 22.07.2004 A