CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4444 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4444 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 29 , 2010 Dharam Chand .....Petitioner VERSUS The State of Haryana and others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. P.L. Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Nehra, Sr.DAG, Haryana, for the State. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner has filed this petition for quashing order dated 31.5.2008 (Annexure P-1), whereby punishment of stoppage of one increment with future effect has been imposed. The petitioner filed an appeal against the same, which was dismissed by Inspector General of Police, Faridabad vide order dated 17.11.2008. Revision petition filed against this order, was also dismissed on 28.8.2009. The allegation against the petitioner is that while he was posted at Police Station Sadar Narnaul, he had taken Kamlesh Dhakar, a woman of ill repute, to Government quarter behind the police station, in which Constable Narender was living and had done CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4444 of 2010 -2- a wrong act with her. He was placed under suspension and an enquiry was held. The petitioner would plead his false implication on the ground that this allegation has been plotted against him because of personal enmity. The enquiry was held and thereafter, the punishment was imposed. The submission that the lady, who named in the charge against the petitioner, has not been produced, would not mean that enquiry is vitiated. Such a lady would not come forward to give evidence during the inquiry. In any case, this Court cannot act as court of appeal over the inquiry proceedings, to appreciate evidence. No serious violation is pointed out in the inquiry. The punishment imposed on the petitioner rather appears to be on the lighten side. No cause is made out for interference. The writ petition is dismissed. July 29, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) monika JUDGE