IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9811 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 07, 2010. Virendera Mohan Kaushal .....Petitioner versus Bank of India and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.V,Ramswaroop, 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 was working as Computer Operator in the respondent-bank. After serving the charge-sheet dated 9.3.2009 (Annexure P-2), followed by a regular departmental enquiry, the petitioner has been dismissed from service vide impugned order dated 20.1.2010 (Annexure P-16) on the basis of the findings returned in the enquiry proceedings. The dismissal order expressly recites that the petitioner “may prefer an appeal against this punishment order before the Zonal Manager, Chandigarh Zone and Appellate Authority, within 45 days from the date of receipt of this order.” The petitioner has, however, did not prefer any appeal and has approached this Court on the plea that the Senior Officers of the Bank are involved in the alleged missing of the credit cards. C.W.P.No.9811 of 2010 . 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, I do not find any ground to entertain the writ petition directly without first exhausting the remedy of appeal by the petitioner. Suffice it to say that all such pleas can be taken by the petitioner before the Appellate Authority, who shall be obligated to consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at this stage by relegating the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority. Since the period of 45 days from the date of passing the impugned dismissal order has already expired, it is directed that if the petitioner files an appeal within a period of two weeks, the Appellate Authority shall condone the delay and decide the appeal on merits, preferably after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner. Dasti. July 07, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE