Dharminder Paul Singla vs. State Of Punjab

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) Diary No(s). 33430/2023

(Arising out of impugned judgment and order dated 17-04-2023 in CRM No. 14996/2023 in CRA-S No. 781/2023 passed by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh)

DHARMINDER PAUL SINGLA Petitioner(s)

STATE OF PUNJAB Respondent(s)

(IA No.194256/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.194274/2023-INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No.194270/2023- PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.194272/2023- CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No.194263/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

Date : 09-10-2023 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KAROL

VERSUS

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Ritin Rai, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gautam Jha, Adv. Mr. Siddhartha Jha, AOR

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

As the petitioner was not party in CRM No. 14996 of 2023 in CRA No. 781 of 2023, permission to file Special Leave Petition is allowed.

Heard Mr. Ritin Rai, learned senior counsel appearing for the

petitioner.

16:51:05 IST Reason:

Signature Not Verified

Delay condoned. Digitally signed by NITIN TALREJA Date: 2023.10.12

I.A. No. 194274 of 2023 is allowed.

Learned senior counsel would submit that the petitioner is a judicial officer and is concerned with the remarks noted in the High Court's order dated 17.04.2023. The counsel would then refer to the order passed earlier by the High Court on 29.03.2023 in CRM No. 14996 of 2023 in CRA-S No. 781 of 2023 where the circumstances for passing the order was explained as also the specific explanation furnished by the petitioner on 06.04.2023 (Annexure P/8) explaining the reason for confusion, on account of two separate orders in two separate proceedings (in CRA-S No. 781 of 2023 and CRM No. 12247 of 2023).

It is further submitted that the petitioner is in the zone of consideration for the next higher grade and the remarks as noted on 17.04.2023 is going to prejudice the petitioner's claim for promotion.

Issue notice, returnable in three weeks.

(NITIN TALREJA) (KAMLESH RAWAT)

COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR