High Court Punjab-Haryana High Court

Malkiat Singh vs Union Of India & Others on 26 November, 2008

Punjab-Haryana High Court
Malkiat Singh vs Union Of India & Others on 26 November, 2008
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH


                                        CASE NO.: CWP No.20033 of 2008

                                 DATE OF DECISION: November 26, 2008


MALKIAT SINGH                                          ...PETITIONER

                                 VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & OTHERS                                ...RESPONDENTS

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA.

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA.

PRESENT: MR. RAJEEV ANAND, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER.

ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL)

The petitioner is a retired officer from CRPF and after having

served the Department for 38 years, he is being tried through a departmental

enquiry with regard to misconduct regarding recruitment of Constables

General Duty.

Learned counsel submits that although the enquiry is going on

against the petitioner, but he has not been supplied various documents as

enumerated in the representations (Annexures P-6 to P-8). Learned counsel

submits that in the absence of documents asked for by the petitioner, he is

unable to defend himself effectively.

Notice of motion.

On asking of the Court, Ms. Bimla Sangwan, Central Govt.

Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner, we dispose of

this writ petition with a direction to respondent No.2 to supply all the
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documents as prayed for by the petitioner within a period of one month from

the date of receipt of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal

impediment in supplying the same to the petitioner.




                                       (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA)
                                             JUDGE



November 26, 2008                           (RAJAN GUPTA)
Gulati                                         JUDGE