IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2587 of 2010 Date of Decision : February 15, 2010. Darshan Lal Bhandari .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.C.M.Munjal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is aggrieved at the order dated 10/18.11.2008 (Annexure P-16) whereby he was dismissed from service. The petitioner was serving as a Senior Assistant in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Moga. He contends that he had proceeded on leave duly sanctioned in terms of the Government Policy but the respondents initiated the inquiry proceedings and have consequently dismissed him from service after treating the petitioner willfully absent from duty. It is, however, not in dispute that the impugned dismissal order is appealable under the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970. C.W.P.No .2587 of 2010 2 In this view of the matter, the petitioner is relegated to the alternative remedy of appeal, however, with a direction that if the petitioner prefers an appeal within one month from today, the Appellate Authority shall consider and decide the appeal of the petitioner in accordance with law and preferably giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Disposed of. Dasti. 15-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE