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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 03.02.2026 State of Punjab and others .... Appellants Versus Balwinder Singh .... Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Satnampreet Singh Chauhan, DAG, Punjab, for the appellants.

Mr. M.K. Dogra, Advocate, for the respondent.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The appellants-State have filed the instant Regular Second Appeal challenging the judgment and decree dated 19.11.1999, passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Gurdaspur, whereby the appeal filed by the State against the judgment and decree dated 08.04.1997, passed by the learned Civil Judge (Junior Division), Gurdaspur, in favour of the plaintiff-respondent, was dismissed.

2. The parties to the lis hereinafter shall be referred to as per their original position before the learned Trial Court.

3. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the respondent- plaintiff was enrolled as Constable on 09.08.1989 in the Punjab Police on a permanent post. He absented himself from duty without any leave or permission on 10.05.1993 and returned back on 12.05.1993 and thereafter, he again remained absent from duty from 09.06.1993 to 29.