IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 3517 of 2011 Date of decision : 27.04.2011 Sukhjinder Singh and others ....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MEHINDER SINGH SULLAR Present: Mr. Vipin Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Palwinder Singh, Sr. D.A.G., Punjab for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Balbir Singh, Advocate for respondent No.4 **** M ehinder S ingh S ullar, J. (Oral) What is not disputed here is that the appeal along with stay application (already) filed by the petitioners, against the impugned order (Annexure P-10) is pending before the Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayat Department, Punjab-respondent No.1 (Appellate Authority). Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, going through the record, with their valuable assistance and after considering the entire matter deeply, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.1 (Appellate Authority), to decide the stay application of the petitioner, within a period of one month. Meanwhile, the operation of impugned order (Annexure P-10) shall remain stayed. April 27, 2011 (Mehinder Singh Sullar) naresh.k Judge