CWP No.15095 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.15095 of 2008 Date of decision: 27.8.2008 Dilpreet Singh ..Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. B.S. Jaswal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the order dated 16th January, 2008 (Annexure P-3), vide which his application for treating the suspension period from 24th May, 1991 to 26th March, 1997 as duty period, has been rejected. The petitioner while serving as a teacher in a Government School had faced trial under Section 307 IPC, 25 of the Arms Act, Sections 4 & 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and Sections 3 & 4 of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987. Although, the charges against the petitioner were very serious. However, the Additional Judge, Designated Court, Amritsar, vide judgment dated 1st August, 1996, had given benefit of doubt to the petitioner and acquitted him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the CWP No.15095 of 2008 2 petitioner has been acquitted, therefore, the respondents have to treat the suspension period as duty period. Keeping in view the fact that one rocket and one magazine of A.K. 47 were recovered, therefore, there is no ground to grant him the relief as prayed for. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 27, 2008 'rajpal'