IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.16292 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 28, 2009 Mehardeen .....PETITIONER Versus Chief Administrator, PUDA, Mohali ....RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Harnek Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Pardeep Bajaj, Advocate, for Mr.Rupinder S.Khosla, Advocate, for the respondent. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who is working as Chowkidar in the office of Punjab Town Planning and Development Authority, SAS Nagar, Mohali, has filed the instant petition for quashing the order of punishment dated 11.6.2007, whereby the recovery of an amount of Rs.1,29,500/- has been ordered from the petitioner on account of negligence which resulted into theft of property of the respondent. Admittedly, against the impugned order, a remedy of appeal has been provided and the petitioner can file an appeal against the said order to the Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab. Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner wants to avail the said remedy. Counsel for the respondent has no objection and states that if an appeal is filed within a period of one month, the same will be entertained on merits. C.W.P. No.16292 of 2008 -2- In view of the above, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal against the aforesaid order to the Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab within a period of one month. In case any such appeal is filed within the stipulated period, Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, Punjab is directed to consider and decide the same on merits, expeditiously. July 28, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) vkg JUDGE