IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-2325-2025 Date of Decision: 27.02.2025 Subhash Chand ......Petitioner(s)

Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: Mr. Manish Soni, Advocate, Mrs. Priyanka Soni, Advocate, Ms. Tanya Mittal, Advocate, and Mr. Gurdeep Grewal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Raman Sharma, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 29.11.2024 (Annexure P-6) whereby he was dismissed from service and order dated

08.01.2025 (Annexure P-8) whereby Appellate Authority dismissed his appeal.

2. The petitioner joined Haryana Police as Constable on 08.10.1999. He was promoted to the rank of Head Constable in October' 2011 and thereafter Assistant Sub Inspector on 20.10.2021. He remained posted at Police Station, New Colony, Gurugram as Moharrir Head Constable (MHC) from 03.02.2021 to 21.12.2021.

3. The respondent initiated disciplinary proceedings against him alleging that he was responsible for preparing verification report in respect of passport of Neer