IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5838 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 31, 2010. Ravinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ravi Badyal, 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 seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to allow him to join his duties and thereafter release his salary w.e.f. 3.12.2008. The petitioner was a Clerk serving in the E.S.I. Dispensary, S.A.S.Nagar, Mohali. Vide order dated 21.11.2008 (Annexure P-1), he was ordered to be transferred to E.S.I. Dispensary, Derabassi, where he is allegedly not being permitted to mark his presence. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner at some length and gone through the documents on record. In my considered view, the petitioner, if so advised, can be permitted to join his duties, however, without prejudice to the C.W.P.No .5838 of 2010 2 departmental action that may be taken against him by the Competent Authority for his alleged misconduct of absence from duty. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondents that in case the petitioner joins his duties, he may be permitted to assume the same but without prejudice to the pending departmental action or further action that may be taken against him by the Competent Authority as per the Rules. Disposed of. Dasti. March 31, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE