IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 12653 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 18.12.2008 Chuhar Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. P.L. Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.L. Saggar, Addl. A.G., Haryana, and Mr. Sudhir Makkar, Senior DAG, Haryana, for the respondents. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) Petitioner Chuhar Singh, who is Panch of Gram Panchayat, Village Piarawala, District Panchkula, has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order of suspension dated 18.12.2007, passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula – respondent No.1, which has also been affirmed in appeal. The petitioner has been placed under suspension under Section 51 (1) (a) of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act'), on the ground of pendency of a criminal case against him i.e. FIR No. 68 dated 16.7.2007 registered at Police Station Raipur Rani District Panchkula under Section CWP No. 12653 of 2008 -2- 379 IPC. During the course of hearing, it has been pointed out that in the said FIR, not only the challan has been filed against the petitioner, but charge has also been framed against him by the trial court. In view of this fact, counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, he does not want to press this petition. Dismissed as not pressed at this stage. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE December 18, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE