Palwinder Kaur And ANR v. State Of Punjab And ORS

-1LPA No.464 of 2016 (O&M)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH LPA No.464 of 2016 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.12.2016 Palwinder Kaur and another ....Appellants

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State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMENDRA JAIN Present: - Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Satbir Gill, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Alok Jain, Addl. A.G., Punjab.

Mr. Salil Sagar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Tribhawan Singla, Advocate, for respondent No.4. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. (ORAL) Present Letters Patent Appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent Act has been filed challenging the judgment dated 05.02.2016 whereby CWP No.2398 of 2016 filed by respondent No.4 has been disposed of with a direction to the Director, Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, to look into the entire matter and pass a reasoned order regarding suspension of the appellants.

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On 12.12.2016, learned counsel for the respondents had submitted that the regular enquiry was held against the appellants on 20.07.2016 and order for their removal was passed on 02.11.2016. It was further stated that the implementation of the said order was kept in abeyance vide order dated 30.11.2016 because of the pendency of the present LPA. Learned counsel for the appellants prayed for time to examine the same. 3.

It was not disputed that the order dated 02.11.2016 is an Ravinder Singh 2016.12.19 10:07 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document

-2LPA No.464 of 2016 (O&M) appealable order. Accordingly we dispose of the present appeal with permission to the appellants to assail the order dated 02.11.2016 in accordance with law and also permit that in case a statutory appeal is filed within seven days from today, same shall not been dismissed on the ground of limitation, as accepted by learned State counsel. It was stated by learned State counsel that during the period of next seven days order dated 02.11.2016 shall not be implemented.

(AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE (RAMENDRA JAIN) December 14, 2016 JUDGE R.S.

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Ravinder Singh 2016.12.19 10:07 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document