CWP No.10512 of 2006 -: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CWP No.10512 of 2006 (O&M) Date of decision: November 03, 2006. ASI Kashmir Singh ...Petitioner(s) v. State of Punjab & Ors. ...Respondent(s) Present: Shri K.G. Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri G.S. Cheema, Sr. Dy. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondents. Surya Kant, J. (Oral) After hearing Learned Counsel for the parties and keeping in view the fact that the petitioner is ready and willing to seek voluntary retirement in the rank which he holds in the CID Intelligence Department, and having regard to the mandate as contained in the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Punjab & Ors v. SI Inder Singh & Ors., 1997(4) RSJ 668(SC), the Misc. application as well as the main case, both are disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to seek voluntary retirement from the rank held by him in CID within one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and if, any such application is moved by him, the competent authority shall take a decision thereupon within two weeks strictly in terms of the directions issued by the CWP No.10512 of 2006 -: 2 :- Apex Court in SI Inder Singh's case (supra). It is further directed that during the interregnum i.e. till a decision on the application for voluntary retirement is taken, if the petitioner decides to proceed on leave, the competent authority shall accord sanction for the leave of the kind due. Disposed of. November 03, 2006. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge