CWP No.5786 of 1989 and CWP No.8695 of 1989 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP No.5786 of 1989 Mewa Singh .... Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab and another ....Respondents 2. CWP No.8695 of 1989 Prem Singh Gill .... Petitioner VERSUS The State of Punjab and another ....Respondents Date of decision : 29-06-2010 CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl. AG, Punjab. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (Oral) The present order shall dispose of both the writ petitions viz. CWP Nos.5786 and 8695 of 1989 preferred by Mewa Singh and Prem Singh Gill respectively. Both the petitioners have sought writ of Quo-Warranto to assail appointment of Sh. Lakhbir Singh Brar – respondent No.2 who was appointed as a Director, Horticulture. A primary grievance made was that respondent No.2 could not have been appointed to the post CWP No.5786 of 1989 and CWP No.8695 of 1989 -2- of Director, Horticulture as he lacked mandatory experience of five years' service as Joint Director. This writ petition was preferred in the year 1989. A period of about 21 years is going to elapse. By now, respondent - Lakhbir Singh Brar, who was promoted as a Director, may have retired. Thus the writ of Quo-Warranto as sought for cannot be issued. Thus, there is no merit in the writ petitions. The same are dismissed. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) 29-06-2010 JUDGE manju