C.W.P No.2926 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.2926 of 2011 Date of Decision 16.02.2011 Usha Rani Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.M.J.S.Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior Deputy Advocate General,Punjab, has been asked to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was working as a Junior Assistant at Water Supply and Sanitation (Mechanical) Division, Hoshiarpur. She has retired from service on 3.9.2009 on attaining the age of superannuation. While in service disciplinary proceedings were initiated against her and vide order dated 21.7.2009 (Annexure P-1), a penalty of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect was imposed. The petitioner was also administered warning to remain alert. The suspension period was ordered to be treated as leave of kind due. The petitioner preferred an appeal against the aforesaid order before respondent No.2. The said appeal is still C.W.P No.2926 of 2011 2 pending. The only prayer made in the petition is for a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the appeal. In view of above, respondent No.2 is directed to decide the appeal within four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) 16.02.2011. JUDGE Anoop