IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 7621 of 2009 DATE OF DECISION : 20.05.2009 Bachittar Singh .... PETITIONER Versus Food Corporation of India and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL Present: Mr. Ravi Kamal Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has retired as Technical Assistant Grade I on 5.9.2005 from the services of the Food Corporation of India. Vide order dated 18.6.2001, penalty of recovery of Rs. 25,936.50 was imposed upon the petitioner. Against the said order, he filed an appeal on 28.8.2001, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-3. It is further case of the petitioner that vide separate order dated 23.3.2006, after his retirement, another penalty for recovery of Rs. 2 lacs has also been imposed against him. Against the said order also, the petitioner has filed an appeal on 12.5.2006, under under the Regulations of the respondent Corporation, copy of which has been annexed as Annexure P-6. The case of the petitioner is that till date, both these appeals have not been decided and on the other CWP No. 7621 of 2009 -2- hand, to recover the impugned amounts, the respondent Corporation has filed a suit for recovery, copy of which has been annexed with the petition as Annexure P-8. It is further case of the petitioner that all his retiral benefits have been withheld by the respondent Corporation due to the aforesaid orders of penalty. The only prayer made in this petition is for early disposal of the aforesaid appeals. In view of the aforesaid facts, after hearing counsel for the petitioner, without issuing notice of motion as it will un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2, the Appellate Authority in both the appeals, to decide the appeals (Annexures P-3 and P-6), filed by the petitioner, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months, by passing a speaking order, after providing an opportunity of hearing to both the parties. May 20, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE