LPA No. 782 of 2011 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 782 of 2011 Date of Decision: August 04, 2011 SI Raghubir Singh …Appellant Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate for the appellant. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. The instant appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against short order dated 01.03.2011 rendered by the learned Single Judge holding that there is no bar to proceed with the departmental proceedings when the criminal proceeding are pending. It has also been observed that that there is no necessity to stay the departmental proceedings on account of pendency of criminal proceedings. Learned Single Judge has opined that it is well settled principle of law that departmental proceedings could be initiated against a person even if he is facing the criminal proceedings on the same set of allegations. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant and are of LPA No. 782 of 2011 -2- the view that no exception is provided to interfere in the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The principle is well settled in various judgments of Hon'ble the Supreme Court rendered in the cases of Capt. M. Paul Anthony v. Bharat Gold Mines Ltd., (1999) 3 SCC 679; Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan v. T. Srinivas, (2004) 7 SCC 442; State Bank of India v. R.B. Sharma, (2004) 7 SCC 27 and State of Rajasthan v. B.K. Meena, (1996) 6 SCC 417. There is, thus, no merit in the petition. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (ARVIND KUMAR) JUDGE August 04, 2011 Atul