IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 1868 of 2010 & connected appeals (O&M) Date of Decision: January 27, 2011 State of Haryana and others …Appellants Versus ASI Jai Bhagwan …Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present: Mr. Aman Chaudhary, Addl. AG, Haryana, for the appellants. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. This order shall dispose of a bunch of four appeals* filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent against the common judgment dated 20.1.2010 rendered by the learned Single Judge. The learned Single Judge while placing reliance on various judgments of this Court as well as that of Hon'ble the Supreme Court has come to the conclusion that there is no power of review with the Director General of Police to set aside the order passed by his predecessor. 2. It is conceded position that the view taken by the learned Single Judge has already been upheld by a Letters Patent Bench of this Court (of which one of us, M.M. Kumar, J. was a member) in LPA No. 1679 of 2010, decided on 9.12.2010 (State of Haryana and others v. Sub Inspector Ravi Dutt) by observing as under: “ A perusal of the facts in the present case shows that earlier order passed by the Director General of Police expunging the adverse remarks recorded against the writ petitioner-respondent was sought to be reviewed by the successor-in-office and accordingly, the order reviewing the earlier adverse remarks was without jurisdiction as has been held by a Division Bench of this Court in the case of Ram Niwas Vs. State of Haryana and others, 2007 (1) S.L.R. 243. The matter is squarely covered against the State and in favour of the writ LPA No. 1868 of 2010 & connected appeals (O&M) petitioner. Accordingly, there is no merit in the appeal. Dismissed.” 3. For the parity of reasoning these appeals also deserves to be dismissed. Accordingly, these appeals fail and the same are dismissed. 4. A photocopy of this order be placed on the files of connected appeals. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) January 27, 2011 JUDGE Pkapoor * Sr. No. LPA No. CWP No. Title 1. 1868 of 2010 20986 of 2008 State of Haryana and others v. ASI Jai Bhagwan 2. 1876 of 2010 13373 of 2008 State of Haryana and others v. ASI Jai Bhagwan 3. 54 of 2011 5464 of 2007 State of Haryana and others v. HC Mange Ram 4. 62 of 2011 2764 of 2007 State of Haryana and another v. Om Parkash (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (T.P.S. MANN) January 27, 2011 JUDGE Pkapoor 2