HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.4179 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 04.08.2011 **** Bhupinder Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. State of Punjab & Ors. . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Ms. Jyoti Sareen, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Sudeepti Sharma, DAG Punjab **** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 08.02.2008 (Annexure P9) as well as the charge-sheet dated 1308.2008 (Annexure P10) issued by respondent No.2 while ordering a fresh enquiry on the same set of charges which were the subject matter of the previous charge-sheet wherein the petitioner is said to have been exonerated vide two separate enquiries. The petitioner also impugns the appointment of respondent No.3 as the enquiry officer. (2). Pursuant to the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 16.04.2004 in CWP No.13147 of 1991 (Hashni Kumar v. State of Punjab) followed by the order dated CWP No.4179 of 2009.doc - 2 – 14.03.2006 passed in the review application No.310 of 1996, the Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Government of Punjab charge-sheeted the petitioner and directed enquiry into the genuineness of his appointment as Naib Tehsildar. The aggrieved petitioner approached this Court through the present writ petition. However, this Court vide order dated 01.12.2010 opined that the enquiry should be held though in a time bound manner i.e. within four months. Pursuant thereto the enquiry was held in which the petitioner stood exonerated. The State Government accepted the said report and has now passed an order dated 27.05.2011/03.06.2011 (Annexure P20) whereby the charge-sheet has been withdrawn exonerating the petitioner of the charges. (3). The aforesaid order renders the present writ petition infructuous which is disposed of accordingly. (4). Dasti . 04.08.2011 vishal shonkar (S u r y a K a n t) Judge