IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.19461 of 2010 Date of Decision : October 29, 2010. Surinder Kumar .....Petitioner versus The Chairman-cum-Manaing Director, Food Corporation aod India and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Puneet Sharma, 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 who was serving as AG-II (PP) in the respondent-Corporation, was dismissed from service vide order dated 20.1.2003 after holding a departmental enquiry. Against the dismissal order, the petitioner preferred a departmental appeal which was dismissed by the Appellate Authority vide order dated 3.8.2004. The petitioner, thereafter, filed a review petition before the Chairman of the Corporation on 10.9.2004 which was partly accepted on 3.7.2007 (Annexure P-1) and the penalty of dismissal from service was converted into reduction in rank. Against the said order, the petitioner further preferred a review petition before the Board of Directors on 24.8.2007 (Annexure P-3) which is stated C.W.P.No .19461 of 2010 2 to be pending consideration. Meanwhile, the petitioner has earned acquittal in the criminal case registered against him. The grievance of the petitioner is that the Board of Directors is sitting tight over the review petition for the last more than three years. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and without expressing any views on the merits of the petitioner's claim, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioner's review petition dated 24.8.2007 (Annexure P-3) in accordance with law and by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. October 29, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE