IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 869 of 2009 (O&M) DATE OF DECISION: OCTOBER 06, 2009 I.S. Dahiya .....PETITIONER Versus The Haryana Vidyut Parsaran Nigam Limited and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.J.K. Goel, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Mohnish Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.1 and 2. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner has filed this petition for quashing the charge- sheet dated 23.3.2000 (Annexure P4) being illegal and contrary to the provisions of rule 2.2(b) of Punjab Civil Services Rules Vol. II with a further prayer to release the amount of gratuity and leave encashment to the petitioner. Counsel for the respondents has informed that now the Enquiry Officer has submitted the report and on the said report a show cause notice has been issued to the petitioner to which the petitioner has already given a reply. In reply to the said show cause notice, the petitioner has also taken the plea that initiation of departmental enquiry was barred by limitation in view of the aforesaid provisions. Counsel further states that the said point raised by the petitioner in the show cause notice will also be considered by the Disciplinary Authority while taking a decision on the enquiry C.W.P. No. 869 of 2009 -2- report. Counsel states that the final decision will be taken within a period of two months. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the counsel for the respondents, counsel for the petitioner does not want to press this petition and the same is dismissed as such. October 06, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE