IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 12.02.2026 Davinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Aman Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 23.06.2025 passed by Appellate Authority whereby appeal against order of dismissal from service has been rejected.

2. The petitioner joined Punjab Police force as Constable on 22.12.2011. He was implicated in FIR No.129 dated 03.05.2017 under Sections 22 and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 registered at Police Station Sarmala, District Ludhiana. Vide order dated 04.05.2017, he was placed under suspension. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kapurthala while exercising powers under Rule 16.2 of Punjab Police Rules, 1934 (for short ‘PPR’) vide order dated 29.01.2019 dismissed him from service. He preferred appeal before Inspector General of Police (‘IGP’) which came to be dismissed vide order dated