Kishan Chand v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Compulsory retirement order dated 06.08.2025 challenged indirectly via pending statutory appeal dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6) under Rule 16.29 Punjab Police Rules; writ of mandamus under Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; direction to DIG of Police, Border Range, Amritsar (respondent No.3) to dispose of appeal by speaking/reasoned order after personal hearing, time bound, preferably 03 months from receipt of certified copy; petition disposed without going into merits; Punjab & Haryana HC; Kishan Chand v. State of Punjab; no merits adjudicated, no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.3 – Deputy Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Amritsar to consider and dispose of the petitioner's statutory appeal dated 23.08.2025 (Annexure P-6) by passing a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, preferably within a period of 03 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of the order; merits not entered into.