Surender Singh Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Surender Singh Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent No.2-the Director General, State Transport Department, Haryana at Chandigarh to decide the representation/appeal dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-11), if not already decided, and to pass a reasoned and speaking order thereupon in accordance with law preferably within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 25.06.2009 dismissing the petitioner from service without waiting for the decision in criminal case No. 270 of 2008 (in which he was acquitted on 17.04.2014) should be quashed. +2 more

Ratio / Principle

With the consent of the parties and without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of and respondent No.2-the Director General, State Transport Department, Haryana at Chandigarh is directed to decide the representation/appeal dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-11).

Key takeaways

If the representation/appeal dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-11) is not already decided, respondent No.2 is to pass a reasoned and speaking order thereupon in accordance with law, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.ratio¶20

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab and Haryana High Court, CWP-13257-2025, decided 27.05.2025 (Vinod S. Bhardwaj, J.) - Surender Singh v. State of Haryana and others. The petitioner, dismissed from service by order dated 25.06.2009 passed without waiting for the decision in criminal case No. 270 of 2008 (in which he was acquitted on 17.04.2014), and whose appeal was rejected by order dated 12.05.2015, had filed the writ petition seeking quashing of both orders. At the outset, his counsel confined the relief sought to a direction to respondent No.2-the Director General, State Transport Department, Haryana at Chandigarh, to decide the representation/appeal dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-11) by a reasoned and speaking order. The DAG, Haryana accepted notice on behalf of the respondents-State with no objection to the prayer. With the consent of the parties and without commenting upon the merits, the petition was disposed of, respondent No.2 being directed to decide the representation/appeal, if not already decided, and to pass a reasoned and speaking order thereupon in accordance with law preferably within three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order.

IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-13257-2025 Date of Decision: 27.05.2025

SURENDER SINGH ... Petitioner

Versus

STATE OF H ARYANA AND OTHERS ... Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ

Present: M r. Sanjeev Malik, Advocate f or the petitioner.

M r. Tapan Kumar, DAG, Haryan a

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

T he present writ petition has b een filed seeking quashing of order dated 25.06.2009 vide which the p etitioner was dismissed from service even without waiting the decision in criminal case bearing No. 270 of 2008 (in which he was acquitted on d ated 17.04.2014) and further quashing of o rder dated 12.05.2015 vide w h ich the appeal of the petitioner has been rej e cted.

A t the very outset, learned co u nsel for the petitioner submits that, at this j uncture, the petitioner would b e satisfied in case respondent No.2-the D i rector General, State Trans p ort Department, Haryana at Chandigarh i s directed to decide the represe n tation/appeal dated 05.02.2019

VISHAL SHARMA 2025.05.28 10:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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(Annexure P -11) and the grievance espous e d by the petitioner therein by passing a re a soned and speaking order the r eupon in accordance with law and in a time bound manner.

N otice of motion.

M r. Tapan Kumar, DAG, Hary a na appears and accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-State and sub m its that he has no objection to the aforesaid prayer being granted.

A ccordingly, with the consen t of the parties and without commenting upon the merits of the case, th e present petition is disposed of and respondent No.2-the Director General , State Transport Department, Haryana at C handigarh, is directed to decide the representation/appeal dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-11), if not already d ecided and to pass a reasoned and speakin g order thereupon in accordanc e with law preferably within a period of th r ee months from the date of r e ceipt of certified copy of this order.

MAY 27, 2025 ( VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) Vishal Sharma JUDGE Whether speaking/reason e d : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

VISHAL SHARMA 2025.05.28 10:58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document