IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No.8681 of 1987 (O&M) Date of decision: 23.7.2010 Surjit Singh. -----Petitioner. Vs. The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. & another. -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. Karaminder Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2. --- ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, J. 1. This petition seeks quashing of departmental inquiry pending against the petitioner. 2. Case of the petitioner is that he was served a chargesheet dated 17.5.1987, alleging embezzlement. On the same charge, FIR was also registered against the petitioner being Annexure P-2 and criminal case was pending. Since criminal case was pending, it was unfair if the petitioner was required to face departmental inquiry and to disclose his defence. The writ petition was admitted and stay of further proceedings was granted on November 20, 1987. 3. In the reply filed, stand of the respondents is that during pendency of this petition, the criminal trial was concluded CWP No.8681 of 1987 and vide order dated 9.9.1992, the Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Zira convicted and sentenced the petitioner. His conviction was upheld on appeal vide order dated 13.11.1996, though he was granted probation. 4. In view of above developments during pendency of the writ petition, as mentioned in C.M. No.24176 of 1997 filed on behalf of the respondents, there is no ground to pass any further order in the writ petition. The same is disposed of. July 23, 2010 (ADARSH KUMAR GOEL) ashwani JUDGE 2