IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 13508 of 1991 Date of decision: May 25, 2011 Dr. Harbans Singh Sandhu .. Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and another .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. A.S. Gill, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Surender Kapoor, Addl. A.G. Punjab. A.N. Jindal, J Mr. A.S. Gill, Advocate pleads no instructions on behalf of the petitioner. Annexure R-1 reveals that Administrative Department advised the respondents to grant higher scales after completion of 8 and 18 years and as regular service involves the element of promotion, therefore, all the principles of promotion viz evaluation of service record etc. are to be observed for this purpose. No higher scale can be given to the doctor against whom disciplinary/ vigilance enquiry is pending. The instructions appear to be quite in consonance with the settled law. The petitioner was not found fit for placement in the higher scale of 3700-5300 w.e.f. 1.1.1986 because his three increments were withheld vide Government endst. No.20/107/81-4HBI/6272 dated 9.4.1985, on account of gross negligence in the tubectomy operation of Jagir Kaur. In another case two increments of the petitioner were withheld by the Government vide order No.18/74/84-4HBI/12897 dated 30.7.1985 on account of non deposit the land Revenue (Lagan) in the Government Civil Writ Petition No. 13508 of 1991 -2- Treasury accrued on cultivation of land of the Primary Health Centre, Bham, the production of which were misappropriated by the petitioner. The petitioner was under the affect of punishment on 1.1.1986. He has also challenged the order by way of suit which is pending in the civil court at Faridkot. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. May 25, 2011 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge