IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 14.05.2026 EX HEAD CONSTABLE LUBHAYA MASIH ...... Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA ***

Present :- Mr. Raj Kumar Arya, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral)

1. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 02.01.2014 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.5, vide which the petitioner has been dismissed from service. The petitioner has also challenged the orders dated 27.03.2014 (Annexure P-2) passed by respondent No.4 and 29.09.2014 (Anneuxre P-3) passed by respondent No.3, whereby the appeal and revision petition filed by the petitioner against the dismissal order dated 02.01.2014 (Annexure P-1) have been dismissed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was recruited on the post of Constable in Punjab Police in the year 1992. A complaint was received against the petitioner in respect of 8^th class certificate furnished by him at the time of his appointment. In the complaint, it was alleged that the certificate submitted by the petitioner was fake. In light of the ab