CWP No.19007 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.19007 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 03.08.2010 **** Harwant Kaur . . . . Petitioner VS. Punjab State Electricity Board and Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Mr. SL Shekhar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advocate for the respondents ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) CWP No.19007 of 2009.doc - 2 – (1). The petitioner was involved in a murder case vide FIR No.86 dated 28th August, 2002 registered at PS Ajnala, Distt. Amritsar. The petitioner at that time was working as Peon with the respondent- Board and having been arrested in the said criminal case, she was placed under suspension. The petitioner was, however, acquitted by the learned Sessions Judge, Amritsar vide judgement dated 31.10.2003 (Annexure P5) and consequently, she has been reinstated in service and her suspension period has also been regularized by treating it as kind of the leave due. (2). The petitioner is still dissatisfied and seeks a direction for payment of full salary for the suspension period. (3). In my considered view, no case to interfere with the impugned order(s) by this Court, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, is made out. I say so for the reason that once the petitioner was arrested in a case of heinous crime and remained in custody for more than 48 hours, she was otherwise deemed to be under suspension. The respondents were also well justified in placing an employee under suspension when there are serious allegations of CWP No.19007 of 2009.doc - 3 – moral turpitude. The fact of the matter is that the petitioner’s suspension period has already been regularized as per the Rules. (4). Dismissed. (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 03.08.2010 vishal shonkar