IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 15698 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 13.10.2009 Baljit Singh Jakhar .... PETITIONER Versus Punjab State Warehousing Corporation and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Vivek Sethi, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who has retired on 31.12.2006, as Warehouse Manager, Jalalabad from the respondent Corporation, on attaining the age of superannuation, has filed the instant petition for issuing direction to the respondents to quash the departmental proceedings as well as the order of punishment dated 26.8.2002 (Annexure P-7). Concededly, against the order dated 26.8.2002 (Annexure P-7), the petitioner has filed an appeal and the same is pending, as according to the petitioner no final decision has been taken on the same. Counsel states that due to pendency of the appeal, the petitioner has not been released his retiral benefits, therefore, he is suffering and on the other hand, the respondents are not considering and deciding the said appeal. Counsel CWP No. 15698 of 2009 -2- further states that at this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the Board of Directors of the respondent Corporation to consider and decide the appeal filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law. In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Board of Directors of the respondent Corporation to consider and decide the appeal filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of three months after receipt of certified copy of this order. October 13, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE