ATMA SINGH Vs. PUNJAB STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard. This is a regular second appeal filed by plaintiff Atma Singh and has been directed against the judgment and decree dated 15.12.2000 passed by Addl. District Judge, Jalandhar, who set aside the judgment and decree of the trial court dated 26.3.1996 with the observations that "the punishing authority of the plaintiff shall now take up the case again and the plaintiff shall appear before the punishing authority on 15.1.2000. On that day, he will be given a personal hearing and the punishing authority, after giving him personal hearing, shall pass a well reasoned order in accordance with the provisions of law regarding the punishment imposed on the plaintiff. In case the plaintiff fails to appear before the punishing authority on 15.1.2000, the punishing authority can pass an ex-parte order and it shall be presumed that the plaintiff has been duly heard. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, the parties are left to bear their own costs."

(2.) Some facts of the case can be noticed in the following manner :-

(3.) Parties led evidence in support of their respective cases. On the conclusion of proceedings, the suit of the plaintiff was dismissed by the trial Court vide judgment and decree dated 26.3.1996.