IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.6744 of 2011 Date of Decision: September 26, 2011 Satbir Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr.Maharaj Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner was posted as Diesel Pump Clerk in the office of General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Jind. On 1.5.2009, FIR under Sections 7, 13, 49/88 of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him at Police Station, SVB Hisar for accepting illegal gratification for a sum of ` 25,000/-. The petitioner has been convicted for this offence and is imprisoned for a period of 1 month and 2 years respectively for the offences under Sections 7 and 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner has filed an appeal against this order, which stands admitted before this court. On the basis of his conviction, the petitioner has been dismissed from service on 24.3.2011. Grievance of the petitioner is that dismissal only on the basis of a conviction cannot automatically be passed and the authorities had to consider whether any of the lesser punishment would suffice. Such a submission in case where person is convicted for an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act for accepting bribe may not be available. Conviction for an act of corruption that too for accepting bribe would call for no other lesser penalty. I am, thus, not inclined to interfere in the impugned order passed. Dismissed. September 26, 2011 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE