Satbir Singh v. State of Hy.Etc.
Case brief
What is this about?
Non-prosecution dismissal; regularization of service as Driver; writ of Mandamus; 'none appears'; effluxion of time; petition rendered infructuous after 21+ years' pendency; liberty to file afresh if cause of action survives; pending applications disposed; cause-list notice that 'To Be Taken Up' regular matters decided regardless of counsel's presence. Court: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Judge: Arun Monga, J. (oral); Case: CWP-16353-2001, Satbir Singh v. State of Haryana and others; Decision date: 20.12.2022; Petitioner unrepresented ('Present: None for the petitioner'); Respondent counsel: R.D.Sharma, DAG, Haryana. No merits adjudication on regularization claim; no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate application in case any cause of action still survives; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.