IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4513 of 2011 Date of Decision : March 14, 2011. Nand Kishore .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.O.P.Kamboj, 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 aggrieved by the order dated 13.10.2010 (Annexure P-1) which was later on treated to be dated 25.1.2011 vide a subsequent order dated 22.2.2011 (Annexure P-2) dismissing the petitioner from service of the respondent-Corporation and ordering a recovery of Rs.1,07,50,763/-. The above-stated order has been passed pursuant to the disciplinary action taken against the petitioner under the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 (for short 'the Rules'). Rule 14 of the Rules (ibid) provides an alternatives efficacious remedy of departmental appeal. C.W.P.No .4513 of 2011 2 The writ petition is accordingly disposed of by relegating the petitioner to the above-stated alternative remedy with a direction that in case he files the departmental appeal within a period of one month from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order, the same shall be disposed of on merits preferably within a period of four months thereafter by passing a speaking order and after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner. Till the decision of the petitioner's appeal, recovery shall remain stayed. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. March 14, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE