IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 18140 of 2009 Date of Decision: 27.11.2009. Sunder Singh --Petitioner Versus Union of India and others --Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Sandeep Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Ms. Geeta Singhwal, Central Govt. standing counsel, who is present in the Court accepts notice on behalf of the Assistant Solicitor General for respondents. The petitioner was serving as Naib Subedar in the army. A criminal case was registered against him. However, subsequently after issuing show cause notice his services were terminated vide order dated 15.6.2009. The petitioner had preferred a statutory petition (Annexure P-1) under section 26 of the Army Act to the competent authority against the order of his termination. The grievance of the petitioner is that the statutory petition has not been considered till date. Petitioner has accordingly filed this petition seeking a direction for taking a decision on the statutory petition, filed by the petitioner. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondents to decide the statutory petition filed by the petitioner within a period of four months. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 27.11.2009 lucky