IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.15123 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 18, 2011. Kashmir Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Kanwaljit Singh, Senior Advocate with Mr.Siddharth Gupta, 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 on the basis of his misconduct which led to his conviction in a criminal case under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The petitioner has filed an appeal against his conviction which is pending consideration before this Court. In my considered view, no exception can be made to the impugned dismissal order which has been passed in consonance with the powers conferred under Article 311 (2) of the Constitution of India. The writ petition stands dismissed. Suffice it to mention that in case the petitioner earns acquittal, he shall be at liberty to approach the competent authority for his CWP No.15123 of 2011 [2] reinstatement in service with all consequential benefits. August 18, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE