IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.11793 of 2009 Date of Decision: September 08, 2009 Harbans Singh Randhawa .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS State of Punjab & Others .....RESPONDENT(S) . . . CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA PRESENT: - Mr. R.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate, for the petitioner. . . . AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral) Learned counsel wants to withdraw the petition in view of provisions of Rule 7.5(1) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume 1, Part-I, wherein it has been provided that resignation from a service or a post, unless it is allowed to be withdrawn in public interest by the appointing authority, entails forfeiture of past service; and judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Union of India & Others vs. Braj Nandan Singh, (2005) 8 SCC 325. Learned counsel wants liberty to file a petition challenging vires of Rule 7.5(1) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume 1, CWP No.11793 of 2009 [2] Part-I. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for. (AJAI LAMBA) September 08, 2009 JUDGE avin 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?