IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3546 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 02, 2010. Ranjit Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Dr.M.L.Sachdeva, 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner is serving as a Lecturer in Commerce (School Cadre) in the Education Department, Government of Punjab. It appears that her children are settled in Canada. Firstly, the petitioner went to Canada to see her family members after getting sanctioned 89 days leave and joined the duty on the expiry of leave period. She again went to Canada on 15.8.2009 after applying for 89 days half pay leave upto 10.11.2009 but this time without getting it sanctioned. She returned and submitted her joining report on 10.11.2009. However, she has not been allegedly permitted to resume her duty as she did not take permission from the Competent Authority before C.W.P.No .3546 of 2009 2 going abroad. It is the conceded position that no leave was got sanctioned by the petitioner before going to Canada on 15.8.2009. Be that as it may, since the petitioner is due to retire w.e.f. 31.7.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation, it is imperative upon respondent No.3 to permit the petitioner to resume her duties though without prejudice to the departmental action, if any, that may be taken against her by the Competent Authority for going abroad without getting the leave sanctioned. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioner has submitted her joining report on 10.11.2009, she be permitted to resume the duty but without prejudice to the action which the Competent Authority might take against her, though in the facts and circumstances of the case, it appears desirable that respondent Nos.1 & 2 may consider the petitioner's request for the ex-post-facto sanction of the leave sympathetically as she is stated to be due for retirement w.e.f. 31.7.2010 on attaining the age of superannuation. Disposed of. Dasti. March 02, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE