IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 9910 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION: JULY 27, 2009 Bhagwan Dass .....PETITIONER Versus Union of India, New Delhi and others ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL --- Present: Mr.Harinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.Ajay Kaushik, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.Anil Rathee, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. .. SATISH KUMAR MITTAL, J. (Oral) The petitioner, who was working as LDC in Army School, Amritsar Cantt., Amritsar, being run by Army Welfare Education Society, has filed the instant petition for quashing the order dated 24.6.2009 (Annexure P12) passed by respondent No.2, whereby the services of the petitioner have been terminated and an amount of Rs.1,25,135/- has been ordered to be recovered from him with the assistance of the Police. Learned counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 has pointed out that according to Army Welfare Education Society Rules and Regulations for Army Schools/Army Public Schools, a remedy of appeal is provided against the impugned order, which should have been filed within 30 days from the date of passing of the order. He further states that if the petitioner C.W.P. No. 9910 of 2009 -2- files the appeal against the order dated 24.6.2009 before the Patron of the Army Welfare Education Society, the same will be considered and decided on merits. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the counsel for respondents No.2 and 3, counsel for the petitioner wants to withdraw the present petition with liberty to the petitioner to file the said appeal against the order dated 24.6.2009 before the Appellate Authority. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However, if the petitioner files the said appeal within two weeks from today, the Appellate Authority will consider and decide the same on merits. It will also be open for the petitioner to move an application before the Appellate Authority for interim relief. If such relief is declined by the Appellate Authority, it will further be open to the petitioner to challenge the said order in accordance with law. July 27, 2009 (SATISH KUMAR MITTAL) monika/vkg JUDGE