J.D.JAIN Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) By this petition the petitioner has challenged the order of his dismissal.

(2.) The brief facts are that the petitioner joined service in the year 1964 as Temporary Engineer through the Punjab Public Service Commission, Patiala. Ultimately in the year 1980 he was promoted to the rank of Executive Engineer. However,he became absent w.e.f. 08.04.1985. On that account he was chargesheeted and after holding an inquiry the competent authority passed the following order:-

(3.) Learned Additional Advocate General, on the other hand, has argued that the action of the petitioner in not attending duty ever since 8.4.1985 clearly portrays his lack of discipline and has thus tried to justify the order of dismissal. He has also argued that the order of review was passed in the year 1996 and this petition having been filed in the year 2009 is clearly barred by latches.