IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16028 of 2010 Date of Decision : Septmber 08, 2010. Sarwan Dass .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.K.L.Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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 has been dismissed from service vide order dated 27.8.2010 (Annexure P-1) on account of the alleged misconduct which led to his conviction on criminal charges. The dismissal order dated 27.8.2010 is accordingly appealable under the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal Rules), 1970. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage with liberty to the petitioner to file a departmental appeal. It is directed that in case the petitioner files an appeal within a period of two weeks, the Appellate Authority shall decide the same on merits after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner and in accordance with C.W.P.No .16028 of 2010 2 law by passing a speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Dasti. September 08, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE