RANJIT SINGH
Tapinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
State Of Punjab – Respondent
Ranjit Singh, J.
1. The appellant, who was serving in the police, was accused of performing second marriage for which he was charge sheeted and ultimately dismissed from service. Having failed in his departmental appeal, he had filed the suit, challenging the order of his dismissal. The suit was dismissed and so also the appeal filed against the same. He has accordingly filed this Regular Second Appeal.
2. As per the counsel for the appellant, the substantial question of law that will arise in this case is that the departmental enquiry can not determine the civil rights of a party and can also not go into the complicated matters effecting the civil rights of the parties. This was the only ground of attack made by the counsel for the appellant to impugn the concurrent finding recorded against the appellant.
3. The present case is not a simple case of a second or a plural marriage. There are certain peculiar features in this case, which may be noticed. In fact, brother of the petitioner, Constable Sukhdev Singh, was killed by the extremists on 7.1.1991. He left behind wife, named, Chhinder Pal Kaur. As per the customs, she was married to the appellant with his consent in the
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