IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16442 of 2008 (O&M) Date of Decision : February 04, 2010. Surinder Pal Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : None for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Sr.DAG, Punjab. -.- 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? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) This writ petition is directed against the order dated 19.8.2008 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Punjab State Election Commission, whereby the petitioner was ordered to be kept under suspension “till the decision of the Election Petition”, with a further direction that he will be reinstated only after he is fully exonerated by the Election Tribunal. Ms.Charu Tuli, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, states that the Election Petition has since been decided and thereafter the petitioner has been reinstated in service in January, 2009. In this view of the matter, the writ petition has been rendered C.W.P.No .16442 of 2008 (O&M) 2 infructuous and disposed of accordingly except with a clarification that prima-facie observations made by the Election Tribunal in its impugned order shall not be relied upon against the petitioner unless proved in accordance with law. Disposed of. Dasti. 04-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE