IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** C.W.P. No.20462 of 2009 Date of Decision:26.07.2011 Nirmal Singh .....Petitioner Vs. Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana and another .....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE DAYA CHAUDHARY Present:- Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Deepak Agnihotri, Advocate for the respondents. **** DAYA CHAUDHARY, J.(Oral) The present petition has been filed for quashing of order dated 5.11.2009 vide which services of the petitioner have been terminated. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that order terminating the services of the petitioner has been passed in an illegal and unlawful manner and no opportunity of hearing was given to the petitioner and the impugned termination order is violative of principles of natural justice. A preliminary objection has been raised in the written statement filed on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, which is on record. As per preliminary objection raised on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2, under Section 16(7) of the Act and Statutes of the PAU, Ludhiana, the petitioner has not availed the remedy of filing appeal before the Board of Management and without availing the remedy of appeal, the present petition has been filed. No replication to the reply has been filed to wriggle out the C.W.P. No.20462 of 2009 -2- preliminary objection raised by learned counsel for the respondents. Since the petitioner has not availed the remedy of appeal as mentioned above, no ground is made out to interfere at this stage. The petition is dismissed. However, the petitioner is at liberty to avail the remedy provided under the Rule. July 26, 2011 ( DAYA CHAUDHARY ) renu JUDGE