Punjab-Haryana High Court
Dalwinder Kumar And Ors vs State Of Punjab And Ors on 30 April, 2024
Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:058734
2024:PHHC:058734
CWP-13986-2016 -1-
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
209 CWP-13986-2016
Date of Decision: 30.04.2024
Dalwinder Kumar and others ...Petitioners
Versus
State of Punjab and others ...Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL
Present:- Mr. Sarabjeet Singh Khaira, Advocate
for Mr. Gurpuneet Singh Randhawa, Advocate for the petitioner
Mr. Pawan Kumar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab
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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)
1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondents to take action upon legal notice dated 09.05.2016 (Annexure P-2) and to grant promotion/benefits as have been granted to similarly situated employees who along with the petitioners were on duty at the time of terrorist attack on 27.07.2015 on Police Station Dinanagar, District Gurdaspur.
2. Mr. Pawan Kumar, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, at the outset, submits that like the petitioners for the same incident, few other police officials filed writ petition titled as "Ashok Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others", CWP No.2500 of 2016 which has been dismissed by this Court vide order dated 22.03.2020.
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3. On being confronted, learned counsel for the petitioners expressed his inability to controvert applicability of aforesaid judgment to the facts of present case.
4. In the wake of aforesaid judgment in Ashok Singh (supra), this Court is of the considered opinion that present petition deserves to be dismissed and accordingly dismissed.
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(JAGMOHAN BANSAL)
JUDGE
30.04.2024
Mohit Kumar
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No
Whether reportable Yes/No
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