IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.7358 of 2008 Date of Decision: 5.5.2008 Joginder Singh Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C.PURI Present: Shri Manoj Kumar Sangwan, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. Shri Harish Rathee, Sr. D.A.G. Haryana accepts notice. Counsel for the parties heard. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has laid challenge to notice dated 22.4.2008 (P/5) vide which he has been asked to show cause as to why his service be not terminated. It is allegation against him that the selection process, in which, he was selected against the post in question, was vitiated. As on today, as per information supplied by his counsel, he is in service. It is an admitted fact that the petitioner is working against a regular post. If that is so, we feel that without taking necessary recourse to the service rules i.e. by holding regular departmental enquiry, the petitioner cannot be thrown out of the service. Faced with the situation, Shri Rathee states that necessary provisions, as laid down under the service rules, will be followed in case the department wishes to terminate the service of the petitioner. Civil Writ Petition No.7358 of 2008 Counsel for the parties are in agreement that a similar controversy came up before this Court in Sheela Devi v. State of Haryana and others (CWP No.5770 of 2008), decided on 7.4.2008, wherein directions were issued to the authorities to take action as per service rules. In view of this fact, we dispose of this writ petition in the same terms as in Sheela Devi’s case (supra). Copy of the order be given dasti on payment of usual charges. (Jasbir Singh) Judge May 05, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge 2