IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH.

R.S.A. No. 1117 of 1987

Date of Decision: November 27, 2009

State of Punjab

…Appellant

Versus

Manjit Singh

…Respondent

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Manohar Lall, Addl. AG, Punjab,

for the appellant.

None for the respondent.

1.

To be referred to the Reporters or not?

2.

Whether the judgment should be reported in

the Digest?

M.M. KUMAR, J.

The defendant State of Punjab has filed the instant appeal

under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging

the judgment of reversal passed by the learned lower Appellate Court,

dated 22.11.1986. Learned lower Appellate Court has recorded

categorical finding that according to the departmental instructions

dated 7.2.1977 (Ex. P-2) the principles of natural justice were

required to be followed. It has further been held that the departmental

instructions are supplementary to the statutory rules which require

compliance with the principles of audi alteram partem. The learned

lower Appellate Court has further held that the statement of bus

passengers regarding payment of bus fare to the conductor was not

recorded which is primary evi