IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.2307 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: October 16, 2008 NEYAM PAL SINGH ...PETITIONER VERSUS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR, FCI, ...RESPONDENTS HEAD QUARTER, BARA KHAMBA LANE, NEW DELHI AND OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: DR. SUSHIL GAUTAM, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. K.K. GUPTA, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for setting aside the charge-sheets as enumerated in Annexure P-2. Counsel for respondents states that the petitioner who was working as Assistant Grade III in the FCI was served with 15 separate charge-sheets, the details of which have been given in Annexure R-1. Counsel for the respondents states that after the conclusion of departmental proceedings the petitioner has the alternative remedy of filing appeal under the FCI Staff Regulations, 1971 and therefore, this writ petition is not maintainable. After hearing counsel for the parties, we relegate the petitioner to seek his alternative remedy of filing appeal in case he has aggrieved by any order of punishment in the 15 cases which are the subject matter of this writ petition. Writ petition disposed of. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE October 16, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE