[2025:RJ-JP:15071] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1022/2011 Vinod Chaudhry S/o Dr. B. S. Chaudhry, aged about 54 years, resident of 27, Shri Ram Pura Colony, Civil Lines, Jaipur. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State of Rajasthan through Principal Secretary (Home), Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 2.The Secretary, Department of Personal, Government of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. 3.The Director, State Forensic Science Laboratory Rajasthan, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : None For Respondent(s) : Ms. Karishma Soni for Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta-Addl.G.C JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR DHAND Order 03/04/2025 1. Matter comes upon an application submitted by the respondents for rendering this petition as infructuous. 2. Contents of the application indicate that promotion to the post of Deputy Director has already been granted to the petitioner and thereafter, the petitioner stood retired upon attaining the age of superannuation on 31.07.2014 and he passed away on 28.07.2017 and no application for substitution has been submitted by his legal representatives to continue this writ petition, hence under these circumstances, this writ petition stands abated. 3. Considering the above factual aspect of the matter and looking to the fact that the petitioner has passed away way back [2025:RJ-JP:15071] (2 of 2) [CW-1022/2011] in the year 2017 and more than eight years have been passed thereafter and till date, no application for substitution, by the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner, has been submitted to continue this petition. 4. Accordingly, the application filed by the respondents is allowed and the present writ petition stands dismissed as abated. 5. However, the legal representatives of the petitioner would be at liberty to move an application for revival of this writ petition in case, any cause of action arises in their favour and their grievance still survives. (ANOOP KUMAR DHAND),J Ashu/157