IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.4518 of 2011 Date of Decision : August 30, 2011. Kuljeet Singh .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Gurvinder Singh Dhillon, 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 was working as a Junior Engineer in the respondent Department and he has been dismissed from service vide order dated 29.5.2008 on the ground of absence from duty. The petitioner has filed a representation-cum-appeal on 10.7.2009 against the said order before the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Punjab, Rural Development and Panchayat Department, Punjab, a copy whereof has been placed on record as Annexure P-12. It appears that the petitioner's appeal-cum-representation has not been entertained, may be that there is some delay in filing the same. However, having regard to the fact that the petitioner has been subjected to CWP No.4518 of 2011 [2] major punishment, I deem it appropriate to condone the delay in filing the appeal, if any, and direct the above mentioned authority to decide the petitioner's representation-cum-appeal by passing a speaking order, preferably after affording an opportunity of hearing to him, as early as possible but not later than four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. August 30, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE