IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.5671 of 2010 Date of Decision : March 30, 2010. Amarjit Singh Sandhu .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Anupam Singla, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 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 Sub Divisional Officer in the Irrigation Department, Government of Punjab. After holding departmental enquiry, the punishment of stoppage of four annual increments with cumulative effect was imposed on him vide order dated 18.10.2006 (Anbnexure P-7). Aggrieved, the petitioner has preferred a statutory departmental appeal on 13.10.2007 (Annexure P-10). His grievance is that no decision on the subject appeal has been taken by the Competent Authority so far. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.1 to put up the C.W.P.No .5671 of 2010 2 statutory appeal of the petitioner before the Competent Authority who shall thereafter decide the same in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 30, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE