CWP No.12699 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.12699 of 2010 Date of decision:- 04.08.2011 Chanchal Kumari ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. G.S. Bal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ram Pal Gupta, Addl. A.G., Punjab. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) The petitioner is seeking quashing of impugned orders dated 23.06.2010 and 14.07.2010 (Annexures P-8 and P-12) passed by the Enquiry Officer-Respondent No.3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to Annexure P-8 whereby the Enquiry Officer recorded statements of two defence witnesses and thereafter, Presenting Officer had cross-examined them. Subsequently, the defence evidence of the petitioner was closed by the Enquiry Officer. The application filed by the petitioner dated 18.06.2010 (Annexure P-7) was also rejected on 23.06.2010, through which the petitioner wanted to summon some witnesses along with the records. Vide order dated 09.08.2010 (Annexure R-1) six teachers, who were charge-sheeted, have been punished by imposing stoppage of one increment each with cumulative effect. The petitioner has since retired from service on 31.03.2011. In the interest of justice, the impugned orders dated CWP No.12699 of 2010 -2- 23.06.2010 and 14.07.2010 (Annexures P-8 and P-12) are set aside and the petitioner is granted one opportunity to lead her defence evidence on three dates and, thereafter, the enquiry be completed within a period of four months. The petition is allowed, accordingly. 04.08. 2011 (RITU BAHRI) Jyoti 1 JUDGE