CWP No.16947 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.16947 of 2008 Date of decision: 24.9.2008 Kuldeep Singh ..Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab & others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. S.S. Siao, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the orders Annexures P-9 to P-11, vide which he has been ordered to be dismissed from service on account of continuously absenting from duty. The petitioner was serving as a Constable at Police Station Sohana. The petitioner has been continuously absenting from duty from 6th July, 2004 for a period of 13 months. The petitioner did not obtain any sanction or permission from the competent authority for remaining absent. He has been ordered to be dismissed vide order Annexure P-9, passed by Senior Superintendent of Police, Roop Nagar. The petitioner filed an appeal which was dismissed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ludhiana Range- respondent No.4 on 19th July, 2006 and his revision has also been dismissed by the Inspector General of Police, Jalandhar CWP No.16947 of 2008 2 Zone. A perusal of the facts in the present case shows that the petitioner was recruited on 6th September, 1989 and during the period of 16 years of service, he got forfeited 14 years of service for remaining absent from duty on five different occasions and was found guilty of remaining absent from duty for 942 days without duty and without pay. From the aforementioned facts it is clear that the petitioner has been habitual of remaining absent from duty. He being a Constable and belonging to Police Department, which is required to maintain discipline, it is obvious that the petitioner is not interested in serving the department diligently. We find no merit in the writ petition and the same is dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE September 24, 2008 'rajpal'