IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 8731 of 2010 ASI Ram Pal and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Madan Sandhu, Advocate for Mr. R.K. Handa, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana for the State. RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioners have filed this writ petition seeking writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to proceed with departmental inquiry against the petitioners till the conclusion of the criminal trial for offences under various provisions of IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. While issuing notice of notion, the respondents were allowed to proceed with the departmental proceedings but were restrained from passing the final order. The departmental proceedings have now been concluded but the criminal trial is still pending. Mr. Rathee prays that the respondent may be permitted to pass the final order now. Since the departmental proceedings have been concluded, the respondents would be at liberty to pass final order. The said order, however, would not be given to effect for two weeks from the date of its passing and of its communicating to the Civil Writ Petition No. 8731 of 2010 -2- petitioners. The petitioners would be at liberty to challenge the same on any grounds that are available to them. The present writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. December 16, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE