IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision: 29.01.2026 GURDIP SINGH ...Petitioner Vs.

STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tejinder Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Aman Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of orders passed by authorities whereby he was dismissed from service without conducting inquiry as contemplated by Rule 16.24 of Punjab Police Rules, 1934 (in short ‘PPR’) read with Article 311 of Constitution of India.

2. The petitioner joined Police force SPO in 1994. He was assigned constabulary number in 1996. In 2000, eight criminal cases were registered against him and he was arrested. The Disciplinary Authority invoking Clause (b) of second proviso to Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India dismissed him from service without conducting inquiry. He unsuccessful preferred appeal before Appellate Authority followed by revision before Revisionary Authority.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner su