IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.874 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 22.10.2009 Jai Chand ......Petitioner(s) Versus Sh. P.K. Gupta, IAS & ors. ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Jitender Bedwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ashok Jindal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana with the respondents. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) CM No.24591-CII of 2009 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Additional affidavit of Sh. Maha Singh, IAS, Financial Commissioner & Principal Secretary to Govt. Haryana, Department of Forest is taken on record. Mr. Ashok Jindal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana has also filed additional affidavits of respondents No.2 and 3 in Court and the same are taken on record. The unqualified apology tendered by the respondents for delay in filing the reply to this petition is accepted. COCP No.874 of 2009 It is not in dispute that the judgment dated 28.7.2008 passed in CWP No.13554 of 2007 has been stayed by the Hon'ble Apex Court vide its order dated 9.10.2009. In view of the fact that the Hon'ble Apex Court has stayed the operation of the aforesaid judgement, I am not inclined to proceed further in this petition. Rule discharged. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to file fresh petition, if need be. October 22, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE