IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.5319 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 20, 2011. Amandeep Kaur .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.T.P.S.Makkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Sudeepti Sharma, DAG, Punjab. -.- 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 was an ETT Teacher who served the respondent-Department since 15.10.1998. She has been removed from service vide order dated 20.8.2010 (Annexure P-6) on the charge that she absented from duty from 14.9.2006. The petitioner while explaining the mitigating circumstances which forced her to remain without leave for a long duration, has preferred a departmental appeal on 14.10.2010 against the order of her removal from service. The departmental appeal is still pending consideration. In these circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority-respondent No.2 to CWP No.5319 of 2011 [2] consider and dispose of the petitioner's appeal preferably after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to her, as early as possible but not later than four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 20, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE