CWP No.19780 of 2009.doc - 1 – HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** CWP No.19780 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.09.2010 **** Agyapal Singh . . . . Petitioner VS. Punjab State Warehousing Corp. & Anr. . . . . . Respondents **** CORAM : HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT **** 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? **** Present: Ms. Jagdeep Bains, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the respondents ***** SURYA KANT J. (ORAL) (1). The petitioner, who is working as a Technical Assistant in the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation at Patti, is primarily aggrieved by the action of the Appellate Authority in not staying the order of recovery of `661935.75 passed by the Managing Director as a punitive measure against him. The departmental appeal is lying pending since the year 2006. (2). While issuing notice of motion, recovery against the petitioner was stayed by this Court vide order dated 21.12.2009. CWP No.19780 of 2009.doc - 2 – (3). It is the conceded position that the appeal preferred by the petitioner in the year 2006 is still pending before the Appellate Authority. In these circumstances and without expressing any views on the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the petitioner’s appeal expeditiously and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Till then, the ad interim stay order granted by this order on 21.12.2009 shall continue to operate. (4). Ordered accordingly. (5). Dasti . (SURYA KANT) JUDGE 30.09.2010 vishal shonkar