-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 224 CWP-9764-2000 (O&M) Date of Decision :03.04.2025 Rajiv ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Malkiat Singh, DAG, Punjab. * * * Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral) 1. Present petition was filed in the year 2000 with the prayer that the selection of the private respondents be quashed. Since then, 24 years have passed and as there was no interim order, the private respondents have already been appointed and continued working as such for a period of two and a half decades. 2. It can be safely presumed that the petitioner might not be interested in pursuing the present remedy at this stage, that is why, no one is appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Dismissed for non-prosecution. April 03, 2025 (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) aarti JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No AARTI SHARMA 2025.04.05 09:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document