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.
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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
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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