IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4703 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 16, 2011. Nirmal Singh .....Petitioner versus Punjab State Forest Development Corporation Ltd.& Ors. .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The disciplinary authority of the respondent-Corporation vide its orders dated 18.10.2010 (Annexures P-1 & P-3) has imposed the punishment of recovery of Rs.84,543/- and Rs.4,75,511/-, respectively against the petitioner. The petitioner preferred two departmental appeals on 7.12.2010 (Annexures P-2 & P-4) alongwith applications for staying the recovery during the pendency of the appeals. Since the stay applications have not been decided so far that the petitioner has approached this Court. Having heard learned counsel for petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the Managing Director of the C.W.P.No .4703 of 2011 2 respondent-Corporation either to decide the stay applications of the petitioner within a period of two weeks and/or the main appeals be decided within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, by passing a speaking order, preferably after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner. Till then, no recovery shall be effected from the petitioner. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 16, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE