CWP No.16438 of 2007 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.16438 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: July 10, 2008 CHAMAN LAL SHARMA ...PETITIONER VERSUS PUNJAB AGRO FOODGRAINS CORPORATION ...RESPONDENTS LTD. THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AND ANOTHER CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. O.P. KAMBOJ, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. PRADIP BHANDARI, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed that directions be issued to the respondents to release the remaining half detained salary of the petitioner which is being deducted every month from the salary of the petitioner since May, 2003 upto June, 2005. Counsel for the petitioner submits that no punishment orders were passed against the petitioner and hence no recovery could have been ordered. Reply has been filed on behalf of respondent Nos.1 & 2 in Court, wherein it has been averred that a punishment order has been passed against the petitioner by the Managing Director of Punjab Agro Foodgrains Corporation on 3.4.2008 and therefore, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the punishment order, he may file an appeal. As an alternative remedy of filing an appeal against the order of CWP No.16438 of 2007 -2- punishment is available to the petitioner, therefore, the petitioner may challenge the order dated 3.4.2008, by filing an appeal before the competent authority. Writ petition disposed of. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE July 10, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE