EASI RAM NIWAS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 211+213 Date of decision: 16.07.2026 (1) CWP-21328-2020 (O&M) EASI RAM NIWAS V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS (2) CWP-11598-2021 (O&M) EASI RAM NIWAS V/S STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY ***** Present : Mr. P.S. Poonia, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Pulkit Dhanda, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Naveen Kumar, Addl. AG, Haryana ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (ORAL) 1. Learned counsel submits that there was no allegations against the petitioner of having demanded bribe, which were against one EHC Balwan Singh, but he being a part of the team, was also issued a show cause notice on a complaint, that was submitted. However, upon receipt of the reply, censure was awarded to him vide Annexure P-6, which loses its sting in 6 months as per Rule 13.8 of PPR, 1934. Based on it, though in the column of integrity, in his ACR of 2011-12, it was recorded as good, it was therein of being unreliable, which loses its sting after two years, in terms of the instructions dated 19.07.1973. Be that as it may, in 2019, when he was to be considered for promotion, a representation was submitted to the Inspector General of Police, who