DALVEER BHANDARI, J.-

Leave granted.

2. This appeal arises from the judgment dated 16-9-2002 delivered by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in RSA No. 556 of 2001.

3. Brief facts which are necessary to dispose of this appeal are recapitulated as under:

The respondent was appointed on probation for a period of three years in the Punjab Police in 1989. In July 1992, he was sent to Bamala, Punjab to attend a departmental enquiry. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Bamala relieved the respondent on 1-8-1992 with the direction to report at his place of posting, but the respondent did not report at his place of posting, therefore, Arising out of SLP (e) No. 5753 of 2003. From the Final Judgment and Order dated 16-9-2002 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Regular Second Appeal No. 556 of 2001 he was marked absent from 1-8-1992 to 19-9-1992. The respondent joined the duty on 20-9-1992 after one month and two days and again remained absent from 7-10-1992. The respondent remained absent for a long period a without any permission from the senior officers which is a serious act of misconduct according to the police discipline rules. In these circumstance