IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7394 of 2008 Date of Decision: 6.5.2008 Smt.Chandrika Bihagra Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present: Shri K.L.Dhingra, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Petitioner was working as an ad hoc Lecturer, in the subject of English, in Government Vocational and Educational Institute, Devrala. She has filed this writ petition to lay challenge to order dated 11.4.2008 (P/9), vide which, her service has been terminated. Counsel for the petitioner states that before termination of her service, regular enquiry has not been conducted, as such, order is liable to be quashed. We have gone through the paper book and are satisfied that ample opportunity was granted to the petitioner before passing of order, under challenge. Even personal hearing was afforded to her. It is apparent from the records and not disputed before us that earlier, on two occasions, punishment of censure and warning was given to the petitioner, she suffered the same and never agitated it before the higher authorities or in the competent Court of law. This fact clearly establishes that the allegations levelled against the petitioner, of causing indiscipline in the institute, are correct. Perusal of the impugned order clearly indicates that the petitioner has been found guilty of creating indiscipline in the institute. Earlier, by Civil Writ Petition No.7394 of 2008 taking a lenient view, punishment of censure was granted. Thereafter again on receipt of complaint, enquiry was conducted and last warning was given to her on 18.2.2005, to be careful in future. Even then she failed to mend her ways. In the meantime, she was transferred from earlier School to another School. Even thereafter, she continued with her act of causing indiscipline, complaints were received from the Principal of the present institute and thereafter, after affording an opportunity and enquiring into the matter, order, under challenge, was passed against the petitioner. It is contention of counsel for the petitioner that against the Principal, where she was earlier posted, action has not been taken. On that score alone, we are not inclined to interfere in the matter. As the petitioner was working on ad hoc basis only, we feel that it was not necessary to conduct any regular enquiry. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge May 06, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge 2