IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 7034 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 11.05.2009 Santokh Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Food Corporation of India and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. G.S. Bal, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working as Assistant Manager (Quality Control) in the Food Corporation of India, has filed the instant petition for quashing the order of penalty dated 27.12.2005 (Annexure P-8), whereby he has been compulsorily retired from service and recovery of Rs. 5.00 lacs has been ordered to be effected from him for causing loss to the respondent Corporation. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 22.10.2008 (Annexure P-11), passed by the Appellate Authority. Concededly, against the aforesaid impugned orders, passed by the punishing authority as well as the appellate authority, the petitioner has already filed a review petition under Regulation 72 of the FCI (Staff) Regulations, 1971. The said review petition is still pending. It is the case of CWP No. 7034 of 2009 -2- the petitioner that the respondent Corporation has filed a suit for recovery of the aforesaid penalty amount, therefore, he has filed the instant petition. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner would be satisfied if the reviewing authority is directed to decide the review petition within stipulated time. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2, the reviewing authority, to consider and decide the review petition, filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from today. May 11, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE