IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 5202 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 01.04.2009 Sarbjit Kaur Grewal .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Nirmal Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner was working as Lecturer Punjabi in Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd, District Ludhiana. On 23.6.2006, she was dismissed from service. Against that order, she filed an appeal before the School and College Tribunal, Punjab. Vide order dated 10.7.2007, her dismissal order was set aside and the case was remanded to D.P.I. (Colleges), Punjab, for deciding the same afresh on merits. Thereafter, vide order dated 16.11.2007, D.P.I. (Colleges), Punjab, also set aside the order of dismissal. Then on 19.11.2007, the petitioner submitted the joining report, but she was not allowed to join her duties. When she was not permitted to join her duties, on 22.11.2007, she filed a petition under Section 9-A of the Punjab Affiliated Colleges (Security of Service of Employees) Act, 1974, CWP No. 5202 of 2009 -2- for taking appropriate action against the respondent College. Copy of the said petition has been annexed with the instant petition as Annexure P-4. It is stated that the said petition is still pending before D.P.I. (Colleges), Punjab. During the pendency of the said petition, the respondent College filed an appeal before the School and College Tribunal, which was dismissed on 23.1.2008. In spite of that, the respondent College is not permitting the petitioner to join her duties. The prayer made by the petitioner in this regard is already pending before D.P.I. (Colleges), Punjab. In view of the facts facts and circumstances of the case, after hearing counsel for the petitioner, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to D.P.I. (Colleges) Punjab, to consider and decide the aforesaid petition dated 22.11.2007 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of two months. Dasti on payment of usual charges. April 01, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE