IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civl Writ Petition No.17715 of 2011 Date of Decision : September 21, 2011. Kirpa Dutt .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Rajesh Bhatheja, 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 who felt aggrieved against the order dated 2.7.2009 whereby his three annual increments were stopped, is said to have preferred a departmental appeal dated 17.8.2009. It is alleged that the above stated appeal has not been decided so far by respondent No.2 though more than two years have passed. If that is so, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to decide the petitioner's appeal, preferably after giving an opportunity of hearing, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 21, 2011 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE