CWP No.1487 of 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.1487 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: October 16, 2008 RAM KUMAR ...PETITIONER VERSUS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR ...RESPONDENTS & OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA. PRESENT: DR. SUSHIL GAUTAM, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. K.K. GUPTA, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the departmental proceedings against him in case Nos.475/96, 194/2002, 103/2000, 588/97, 549/04, 550/04 and 150/2001. Counsel for the respondents states that the disciplinary proceedings in all the aforementioned cases have been completed and the punishment orders have been passed against the petitioner. The details of punishment awarded has been enumerated in Annexure R-1. Counsel for the respondents, however, submits, that the petitioner has preferred appeals against the punishment awarded in 3 cases, i.e. in case Nos.103/2000, 475/96 and 588/97, whereas, in other 4 cases no appeal has been filed against the punishment orders. After hearing counsel for the parties, we are of the considered opinion that as the punishment orders have already been passed against the CWP No.1487 of 2007 -2- petitioner pursuant to the conclusion of departmental proceedings, therefore, the petitioner is relegated to avail of alternative remedies which are available under the FCI Staff Regulations. In case the petitioner has already availed of the remedy of filing appeals and review petitions, he is permitted to file a fresh writ petition, if aggrieved. Writ petition disposed of. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE October 16, 2008 (RAJAN GUPTA) Gulati JUDGE