IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.13438 of 1989 (O&M) Date of decision:17.03.2011 Jagdish Lal Kalra ....Petitioner versus Haryana State Electricity Board ....Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: None ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No. 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? No. 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? No. ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. Through the writ petition, the petitioner seeks to challenge the order dismissing him on 18.09.1989 and for reinstatement with consequential benefits. The order of termination followed the arrest of the petitioner when he was caught red handed while accepting a bribe of Rs.1,000/- from one Prem Singh. Criminal proceedings had been initiated against him under Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act that resulted in conviction sentencing the petitioner to one year RI and fine of Rs.2,000/-. Based on the judgment of the criminal court, the Board in its meeting held on 25.08.1989 resolved to inflict a major penalty of removal from the service. Civil Writ Petition No.13438 of 1989 (O&M) - 2 - 2. I do not find any error in the order and find no merit in the writ petition. There has been no representation on behalf of the petitioner for all the long period when the case is on my board. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 17.03.2011 sanjeev