IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 16924 of 1991. Date of Decision: 27th April, 2009. J.P.Singhal ...Petitioner through None Versus State of Haryana & Anr. .Respondents through Mr. R.D.Sharma, Sr. DAG, Haryana. 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? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner seeks quashing of letter dated 7.11.1991 [Annexure P-2] as well as prohibitory direction against dismissal of his services during the pendency of the Criminal Appeal No. 403-SB of 1991. The petitioner after joining as Sub Divisional Officer in the Irrigation Department, Haryana, was further promoted as an Executive Engineer in the year 1978. An FIR No. 49 dated 12.6.1980 was registered against him and some other officials under Section 409 read with Section 120-B IPC read with Section 5[2] of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The petitioner was held guilty and convicted by the learned Special Judge, Ambala vide judgment dated 21.10.1991. The petitioner preferred Criminal Appeal No. 403-SB of 1991 against the order of his conviction and sentence. Meanwhile, on account of the petitioner's conviction in a criminal case involving moral turpitude, the process of dismissing him from service was initiated vide letter dated 7.11.1991. However, before such an order could be passed in terms of Article 311[2][a] of the Constitution of India read with the provisions of the Haryana Civil Services [Punishment and Appeal] Rules, 1987, that the petitioner approached this Court. While issuing notice of motion on 14.11.1991, a Division Bench of this Court restrained the respondents from passing final order of dismissal or suspending the petitioner. During the pendency of this writ petition, Criminal Appeal No. 403-SB of 1991 came up for final disposal before a learned Single Judge of this Court on 23.7.1998 when the order of conviction and sentence was set aside and the appeal was allowed. Since the very basis of the letter dated 7.11.1991 is no more in existence, this writ petition deserves to be allowed. Consequently, the impugned letter dated 7.11.1991 is hereby quashed. No costs. April 27, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE