1. This is a petition for a writ of mandamus to direct respondents 1 and 2 to promote the petitioner to the post of Deputy Drugs Controller, Ayurveda in the Drugs Control Department and to restrain respondents 1 and 2 from appointing any other person either by deputation or otherwise to that post. In C.M.P. No. 17816 of 1982 this Court passed an interim order on 20-8-1982 as follows:

"Urgent notice and interim stay for a month. Hand over the order." On 15-9-1982 this Court made a further order in the following words:

"Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the 3rd counter-petitioner. It is submitted by the counsel for the 3rd counter-petitioner that before the stay order was issued by this Court, on 18-8-'82 the 3rd counter-petitioner was actually appointed. It is submitted by the petitioner's counsel that the 3rd counter-petitioner has not so far taken charge.

In the facts and circumstances of this case, the stay is vacated. But it is made clear that the appointment will be provisional and subject to the result of the O.P. Post O.P. for hearing on 30-9-82.

Hand over the order to the counsel for the 3rd counter-petitioner."

In the light of the subsequent or