IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.759 of 2009 Date of decision: 28.7.2009 Balbir Singh ......Petitioner(s) Versus KBS Sidhu and another ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. HPS Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.S. Sahu, Assistant Advocate General, Punjab. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) The grouse of the petitioner in this case is that in spite of the directions issued by this Court to decide the appeal of the petitioner within one month, the same has not been decided. In reply to the show cause notice issued by this Court, in the reply filed on behalf of respondent No.2, it has been submitted that appeal filed by the petitioner stands decided and the petitioner has been informed vide memo dated 17.6.2009 (Annexure R-1). Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the aforesaid order has been passed after a delay of more than three months and therefore, the respondents are guilty of contempt of this Court as a direction was given to decide the appeal within one month. In the affidavit filed by the respondent No.2, it has been mentioned that delay was not deliberate and it occurred due to processing of the appeal at various stages in the Department. In view of the reply submitted by respondent No.2 and the fact that the respondent-contemner has also tendered unconditional apology for COCP No.759 of 2009 -2- the delay in deciding the appeal, I am not inclined to proceed further in this petition. Rule discharged. July 28, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE