IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 20747 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 14.09.2009 Mahavir Singh Chauhan ... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. J.S. Puri, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 4. Mr. Rajdeep Singh Cheema, Advocate, for respondents No.2 and 3. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner, who was working as Officer Superintendent in KRM DAV College, Nakodar, has filed the instant petition for setting aside the order dated 3.9.2008, passed by the Director Public Instruction (Colleges) Punjab (respondent No.4 herein), whereby the compulsory retirement of the petitioner has been approved. Counsel for respondents No.2 and 3 has raised objection that against the aforesaid impugned order, the petitioner has remedy of appeal before the Educational Tribunal, Punjab, which has now started working. In view of this fact, counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be CWP No. 20747 of 2008 -2- permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to file appeal against the impugned order. Dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. If the petitioner files appeal against the impugned order within one month from today, the Educational Tribunal is directed to consider and decide the same on merits, after hearing counsel for the parties and by passing a speaking order. The Tribunal is further directed to decide the appeal expeditiously, preferably within a period of five months from the date of the filing of appeal. September 14, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE