ANIL SANDHIR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANOTHER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE challenge in the instant writ petition is to the order dated 20.11.2012, Annexure P 8, whereby the penalty of dismissal from service has been imposed upon the petitioner while holding the post of Superintendent, Grade -II under the Education Department, State of Punjab. The petitioner initially joined service with the respondent -Education Department as a Clerk on 20.10.1976. Upon qualifying the Assistant Grade examination, the petitioner was promoted as Senior Assistant on 13.12.1985. The petitioner was thereafter promoted to the post of Superintendent, Grade -II w.e.f. 24.7.1995.

(2.) IN pursuance to criminal proceedings having been initiated on account of registration of FIR No. 172 dated 23.7.2007, registered at Police Station City Rajpura, the petitioner was convicted in terms of judgment dated 15.5.2011 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Rajpura under Sections 170, 419 read with Section 120 -B as also Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code and was sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for a period of one year. It is in terms of invoking proviso to sub Clause (a) Article 311 of the Constitution of India that the impugned order dated 20.11.2012 has been passed.

(3.) HAVING heard learned senior counsel at length, I find that the present writ petition is wholly devoid of merit.