IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4543 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 16, 2010. Phulbir Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Arvinder Singh, 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 was appointed as an Agriculture Inspector in the Agricultural Department, Government of Punjab. He absented from duty w.e.f. 1.12.1983 to 25.7.2000. He was charge-sheeted, found guilty and was served with a show cause notice purposing punishment of compulsory retirement. Unfortunately, the Disciplinary Authority showed undue favour to him and awarded an insignificant and insufficient punishment of stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect. Thriving upon this order, the petitioner now seeks that the entire period of his absence, which obviously was leave without pay, be counted towards his retiral benefits. C.W.P.No .4543 of 2010 2 No statutory rule can be interpreted so illogically that it may reward an employee for proven serious lapse. No case to issue the desired writ in exercise of discretionary jurisdiction of this Court, is made out. Dismissed. March 16, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE