CWP No.2456 of 2009 :1: In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 16.02.2009. Lakhwinderjit Singh ... Petitioner Versus Punjab State Warehousing Corporation,Chandigarh and another ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.OP Gabba, Advocate. Mr.ADS Sukhija, Advocate. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): Notice of motion. At the asking of the Court, Mr. ADS Sukhija, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents. On the joint request of the learned counsel for the parties, this case is being disposed of at the motion stage. The petitioner has challenged the penalty of stoppage of one increment with cumulative effect imposed upon him on the basis of departmental enquiry vide order dated 22.08.2006 (Annexure P-7) conveyed to him vide endorsement dated 29.08.2006. An appeal has been preferred by the petitioner before the Appellate Authority on CWP No.2456 of 2009 :2: 05.09.2006 (Annexure P-8). The grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal filed by him has not been decided till date. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents-Appellate Authority to take a final decision on the appeal (Annexure P-8) filed by the petitioner within a period of six months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the competent authority. No costs. 16.02.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE