IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA CWPOA No.3486 of 2019 Decided on: 16.09.2026. _______________________________________________________________ Kanwar Deepak ....Petitioner Versus Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and Another. ....Respondents Coram : Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge 1Whether approved for reporting? For the petitioner: Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For the respondents: Mr. Rahul Thakur, Advocate vice Mr. B.S. Ranjan, Advocate. Ranjan Sharma, Judge Petitioner has come up before this Court seeking the following relief(s): (i) That Rule/Colum No.10 as prescribed in the Recruitment and Promotion Rules for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) vide which the selection on batch-wise basis has been finished may kindly be struck down being ultra vires and illegal. (ii) That after carrying on the abovemen- tioned amendment the respondent may further be directed not to keep the age limit of 45 years. (iii) That Notification dated 05.10.2013 as 1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2 contained in Annexure P-8 may kindly be quashed and set-aside.” 2. In the backdrop of the relief claimed, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, on Instructions submits that due to subsequent events, the claim(s) have become infructuous. [Statement taken on record] 3. In above circumstances, no further orders are required and the proceedings are closed. In aforesaid terms, the writ petition and all pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand disposed of, accordingly. (Ranjan Sharma) Judge September, 16, 2026 (Anita)