IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 1874 of 2008 Date of Decision : February 24, 2009 Balbir Singh ....Petitioner Versus Ashish Chaudhary, S.S.P., Bathinda and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Narinder Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. M.C. Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) Reply filed on behalf of respondent No. 1 today in the Court is taken on record. Copy thereof has been supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner. On May 23, 2008, while disposing of the petition filed on behalf of the petitioner, a direction was issued to respondent No. 1 to decide the representation dated 29.4.2008, earlier submitted by the petitioner, within a period of one month from the receipt of certified copy of the order. In his reply, respondent No. 1 has stated that the petitioner produced the photocopy of the aforementioned order before him on 31.5.2008. The same was considered and disposed of on 4.7.2008 by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda with an observation that based C.O.C.P. No. 1874 of 2008 -2- upon the enquiry conducted by S.I.T., the cancellation report was prepared as the allegations levelled by the petitioner were found to be having no substance in them. In the meanwhile, certified copy of the order dated May 23, 2008 passed by the High Court was also received in the office of Senior Superintendent of Police, Bathinda on 24.6.2008. Pursuant to the same, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural) was directed to conduct an enquiry and to submit the report. The Enquiry Officer submitted his detailed enquiry report on 12.7.2008. Respondent No. 1 considered the enquiry report and perused all the evidence, which came on the record. He felt satisfied with the enquiry report, which was in accordance with the facts of the case and, therefore, he passed an order on 18.7.2008, whereby the representation of the petitioner was filed (consigned). It has also been mentioned that the cancellation report was submitted before the learned Ilaqa Magistrate on September 30, 2008, pursuant to which the petitioner was summoned for 31.10.2008. The petitioner, appeared before the learned Magistrate and suffered a statement that he did not agree with the cancellation report. Consequently, learned Magistrate directed for reinvestigation of the matter vide order dated December 20. 2008. In view of the above, order dated May 23, 2008 passed by this Court stands duly complied with. The petition has been rendered infructuous and, therefore, disposed of. Rule is discharged. ( T.P.S. MANN ) February 24, 2009 JUDGE satish