IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.14130 of 2010 Date of Decision : August 12, 2010. Ganesh Raj .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.K.L.Arora, 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? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner has been dismissed from service vide order dated 9.7.2010 (Annexure P-2) on account of the alleged misconduct which led to his conviction on a criminal charge. The order dated 9.7.2010 is appealable under the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal Rules), 1970. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to file a departmental appeal. It is directed that in case the petitioner files an appeal within a period of two weeks, the Appellate Authority shall decide the same after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and in accordance with law by passing a C.W.P.No .14130 of 2010 2 speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. August 12, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE