CWP No. 4996 of 2011 (1) In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 18.03.2011 Yashpal Vs. State of Punjab and others. Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Permod Kohli Present: Mr.GS Bal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. -- PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral) Notice of motion to respondent Nos.1 and 2 only. On the asking of the Court, Mr.BS Chahal, DAG, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 & 2. Requisite number of copies of the writ petition have been supplied to him today itself in Court. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of at the motion stage. The petitioner was working as SS Master. On 02.03.2010, he was posted as Invigilator at Centre No.172, Government Senior Secondary School, Narot Jaimal Singh, Block-1, Gurdaspur, during annual examination of Matriculation and ten plus two classes. On the basis of certain allegations that five students were found indulging in copying, the petitioner was placed under suspension vide order dated 06.03.2010 (Annexure P-1). Thereafter, a Show Cause Notice dated 24.06.2010 (Annexure P-3) was issued to the petitioner for imposing minor penalty. On consideration of the reply of the petitioner, Director General School Education, Punjab, has passed the order dated 01.09.2010 (Annexure P-5) CWP No. 4996 of 2011 (2) imposing penalty of stoppage of one annual increment without cumulative effect. Aggrieved against that order, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Secretary, School Education Department, Punjab, Chandigarh, on 22.10.2010 (Anneuxre P-6). The grievance of the petitioner is that his appeal (Annexure P-6) has not been considered and decided by the Appellate Authority till date. One of the prayers made in the writ petition is for issuance of a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal of the petitioner. In view of the above, present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal of the petitioner (Annexure P-6) within a period of three months from the date a certified copy of this order is made available to the Appellate Authority. No costs. 18.03.2011 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE