IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15726 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 08, 2010. Ravinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus Chairman, B.B.M.B. and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Ravinder Kumar, petitioner-in-person. -.- 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 petitioner is working as a Special Foreman (Mechanical) in the Bhakha Beas Management Board (for short 'the B.B.M.B.'). He was transferred from Ganguwal D.C.Line 220 K.V. to Bhakra PP II at Nangal vide office order dated 7.8.2007. While posted at Ganguwal, the petitioner was allotted Quarter No.7-F, Power Colony, Ganguwal. Upon his transfer to Nangal, it appears that the petitioner did not vacate the said residential Quarter and as a result thereof, the respondents have passed the impugned order dated 20.1.2009 (Annexure P-4) thereby recovering the penal rent of Rs.40460/-. Aggrieved, the petitioner has submitted an appeal to the Chief Engineer (Generation) B.B.M.B. (Power Wing), Nangal Township on C.W.P.No .15726 of 2010 2 24.3.2009 (Annexure P-1), which is stated to be still pending consideration. It may be mentioned here that the petitioner's case is that no residential quarter was allotted to him at Nangal and, therefore, he was entitled to retain the residential Quarter at Ganguwal. In addition, certain mitigating circumstances have also been highlighted. Taking into consideration the totality of the circumstances, it appears that the petitioner's appeal, pending before the Chief Engineer (Generation), deserves to be considered sympathetically. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the Chief Engineer (Generation), B.B.M.B. (Power Wing), Nangal Township, to decide the petitioner's pending appeal as early as possible after giving him an opportunity of personal hearing and by passing a speaking order. Till the appeal is decided, further recovery from the petitioner shall remain stayed. Dasti. September 08, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE