IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

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Gurdial Singh ......Appellant

Vs.

State of Punjab and others ......Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present : Mr. Rajnikant Upadhyay, Advocate,

for the appellant.

Mr. Animesh Sharma, Addl. A.G., Punjab,

for the respondents.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present Regular Second Appeal is preferred against the judgment and decree dated 04.11.2009 passed by learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Dhuri, whereby, the civil suit filed by the appellant was dismissed, as well as against the judgment and decree dated 01.08.2012 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Sangrur, whereby the appeal filed against the judgment and decree dated 04.11.2009, passed by learned

Civil Judge (Junior Division), Dhuri, was also dismissed.

BRIEF FACTS

2. Brief facts of the case, as pleaded in the civil suit, are that appellant was enrolled in the Police Department of Punjab as Constable in

the year 1973. The case arose from departmental action against him alleging that he did not return the Wireless Set, which was entrusted to him since April, 1994. Thereafter, the D