HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.5511 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 05.09.2011 **** Gurmit Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. SPS Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner was a Constable in the Punjab Police. He was dismissed from service for having remained absent from duty for 214 days. The petitioner was in fact dismissed earlier also but without holding an enquiry vide order dated 11.04.2000 which was later on set aside in an appeal. Thereafter, enquiry was conducted and the petitioner was again dismissed from service vide order dated 03.08.2006 (Annexure P1). His appeal was declined by the DIG vide order dated 13.04.2007 (Annexure P2). The petitioner thereafter preferred a revision petition before the Inspector General of Police under the Punjab Police Rules, 1934 (as applicable at that time) which has been dismissed vide order dated CWP No.5511 of 2009.doc - 2 – 08/10.01.2008 “being time barred”. No reason whatsoever has been assigned to that effect. (2). In my considered view, a quasi-judicial authority ought to make an endeavour to decide the cases on merits instead of rejecting on hyper-technical grounds. (3). The writ petition is accordingly allowed and the impugned order dated 08/10.01.2008 (Annexure P3) passed by the Inspector General of Police, Amritsar is quashed with a direction to respondent No.3 to decide the revision petition of the petitioner on merits preferably after giving opportunity of personal hearing, by passing a reasoned order, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (4). Ordered accordingly. Dasti. 05.09.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge