Civil Writ Petition No.15058 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15058 of 2008 Decided on : 24-08-2009 Krishan ....Petitioner VERSUS Jind Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. Jhanj Khurd & others ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL. Present:- Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.N. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr. D.R. Bansal, Advocate, for respondent No.2. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J (ORAL) The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India challenging order dated 12.5.2008 (Annexure P-10) passed by Managing Director, Jind Co- operative Sugar Mills Ltd., whereby his claim of the seniority over and above respondent Nos.2 to 4, has been rejected. It is conceded position that against the said order, the petitioner has an alternative remedy of appeal before the Board of Directors of the Jind Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. Learned counsel for the respondents have no objection, if the petitioner avails the said remedy. Civil Writ Petition No.15058 of 2008 -2- In view of the above, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file an appeal before the Board of Directors of the respondent-Mill Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if any such appeal is filed by the petitioner within a period of one month before the Board of Directors of respondent- Mill, they are directed to consider and decide the same after providing opportunity of hearing to the petitioner by passing a speaking order preferably within a period of three months. 24th August, 2009. (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) Monika JUDGE