CWP(T) No. 7892/2008 (OA-2041/2001). 29.06.2009 Present: Mrs. Ranjana Parmar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Rajinder Dogra, Additional Advocate General, for the respondents. The disciplinary authority has imposed the following penalty upon the petitioner on 11th July, 2001: “It is, therefore, ordered that the pay of Shri Piar Chand, Driver be reduced by three stages from Rs.4700/- to Rs.4260/- in the time scale of pay of Rs. 4020-120-4260-140-4400-150- 5000-160-5800-200-6200/- for a period of two years w.e.f. Ist May, 2001. It is further directed that Shri Piar Chand will not earn increment of pay during the period of reduction and that on the expiry of the period, the reduction will have the effect of postponing his future increments of pay.” Learned Senior Additional Advocate General was directed to seek instructions from the office of the Hon’ble Lokayukta, Himachal Pradesh. He has placed on record the copy of letter dated 8.6.2009. A bare perusal of letter dated 8th June, 2009 reveals that the petitioner has preferred an appeal against the imposition of penalty dated 11th July, 2001 before the Hon’ble : 2 : Lokayukta, Himachal Pradesh. The same, as per the contents of the letter, is pending before the Hon’ble Lokayukta. Consequently, the Hon’ble Lokayukta is requested to decide the appeal preferred by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today. With these observations, the petition is disposed of. “Copy dasti.” (Rajiv Sharma) Judge. June 29, 2009. Bhupender