IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 10.09.2010 COCP No.787 of 2010 Ramji Dass ...Petitioner Versus Atinder Pal Singh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA Present : Mr. Amit Aggarwal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. A.D.S.Sukhija, Advocate, for the respondent. HEMANT GUPTA, J. (Oral) The petitioner filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority against the order of punishment dated 14.07.2008, but the same has not been decided, which led to filing of a writ petition before this Court. This Court on 23.04.2009 directed the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal within a period of three months after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Since the appeal was not decided within the time specified by this Court, the petitioner invoked the contempt jurisdiction of this Court. It is admitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appeal has since been decided and the matter has been remitted back to the Disciplinary Authority for passing a fresh order. It is the case of the petitioner that he has attained the age of superannuation in the year 2007 and that the pendency of the disciplinary proceedings is causing irreparable loss to the petitioner. Mr. Sukhija, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the Disciplinary Authority shall hear the petitioner on 14.09.2010 at 11.00 AM and shall take final decision within a period of one month thereafter. COCP No.787 of 2010 In view of the said fact, no further orders are called for in the present contempt petition. Accordingly, the same is dismissed. However, the petitioner shall appear before the Disciplinary Authority on 14.10.2010 at 11.00 AM. The Disciplinary Authority shall pass an appropriate order within a period of one month thereafter. 10.09.2010 (HEMANT GUPTA) Vimal JUDGE 2