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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
GURMIT SINGH – Appellant
Versus
PUNJAB STATE AND ORS – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
NAMIT KUMAR, J.
1. The appellant/plaintiff has filed the instant Regular Second Appeal challenging the judgments and decrees dated 06.11.1995 and 28.01.1998, passed by the learned Trial Court and the First Appellate Court respectively, whereby the suit and the first appeal filed by the plaintiff have been dismissed.
2. Parties to the lis hereinafter shall be referred to by their original position before the learned Trial Court.
3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the plaintiff was working as Assistant/Inspector under the Punjab Government since 05.12.1973, with the Director, Local Government, Punjab, being his appointing and punishing authority. He was deputed to various Municipal Committees, where his salary was paid from municipal funds under the directions of the Director, Local Government, Punjab, Chandigarh. In the year 1985, the plaintiff applied through proper channel for the post of Additional District Attorney Grade-II and was duly selected, vide order dated 25.05.1985 issued by the Director, Prosecution and Litigation Department, Punjab, Chandigarh. Upon being relieved from his previous department, he joined the post of Additional District Attorney Gr
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