KAMALJEET KAUR Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari, for quashing the impugned order dated December 03, 2007 (Annexure P -17), dismissing her from service.

(2.) IN brief, the facts of the case are that the petitioner was recruited as a Constable on September 21, 1978 and was promoted as Head Constable on June 02, 1984. She was dismissed from service on January 27, 1994 by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Ludhiana invoking the provisions of Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. The petitioner had challenged the order dated January 27, 1994, by way of C.W.P. No. 2921 of 1994, which was allowed by a learned Single Judge of this Court vide order dated October 18, 2006 and that order was quashed. However, liberty was given to the respondents to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law by holding an inquiry.

(3.) THE afore -stated L.P.A. was disposed of on November 02, 2007, observing that direction issued by the learned Single Judge, has been complied with since a regular inquiry has been initiated against the petitioner. After a detailed inquiry report dated November 17, 2007, the Inquiry Officer found that not only the petitioner was having links with the criminal elements, but also she has been convicted in a criminal case registered vide FIR No. 30 dated July 06, 1990 under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of I.P.C. at Police Station, Civil Lines, Ludhiana, by the Court of Sh. J.S. Chauhan, Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana on November 06, 2003, and was sentenced as under: