FAO No. 2278 of 1996 [1] IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 2278 of 1996 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.1.2011 Secretary, Shriomani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee and another ...Appellants Versus Gurnam Singh ..Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. P. S. Thiara, Advocate for the appellants. ... Rajesh Bindal, J. Challenge in the present appeal is to the order dated 12.6.1996, passed by Sikh Gurudwara Judicial Commission (for short, `the Commission'), whereby the respondent, who was working as Sewadar at Gurudwara Baba Bakala, was directed to be reinstated in service. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the legal issue involved in the present appeal is regarding maintainability of the dispute of service matter before the Commission. Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Mewa Singh v. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, AIR 1999 SC 688 has opined that an employee cannot invoke the jurisdiction of the Commission with regard to any service matter dispute. Considering the aforesaid judgment, the petition filed by the respondent before the Commission was not maintainable. However, he submitted that consequent to the order passed by the Commission, the respondent was taken into service in the year 2000. He has even been paid the salary for the period he worked. Now since he has retired from service, he does not press the present appeal. However, in case the respondent raises any dispute with regard to the issues involved in the present appeal, he may be given liberty to revive FAO No. 2278 of 1996 [2] the present appeal. In view of the aforesaid facts, the present appeal is disposed of as such, however, with liberty to the appellant to get the same revived in case the respondent raises any issue (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 17.1.2011 mk