IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No.: 4692 of 2010. Decided on: 09.09.2010. __________________________________________________________ Pyare Lal. … Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and others. … Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, J. For the petitioner : Mr. Y.P. Sood, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General. Justice Kurian Joseph, C. J. (Oral): The petition is filed with the following prayer:- “i) That appropriate writ, order and direction may kindly be issued in favour of the petitioner and against the respondents and the impugned order Annexure P-8 may kindly be quashed and set aside.” 2. In the nature of order we propose to pass in this case, it is not necessary to go into the merits of this case. The petitioner has an effective and statutory remedy before the appellate authority under Section 148 of the H.P. Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. It is also open to the petitioner to seek even appropriate interim order from the said appellate authority. In that view of the matter, the petition is disposed of as follows:- - 2 - In the event of petitioner’s approaching the appellate authority within a period of two weeks from today, the appeal shall be treated to have been filed in time. Thereafter the appellate authority shall dispose of the appeal after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and also the complainant, Rakesh Kumar and the Gram Panchayat, within another one month from the date of receipt of the appeal. 3. The petition stands disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. (Justice Rajiv Sharma), Judge. September 09, 2010. (sck/awasthi).