IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9824 of 2010 Date of Decision : July 30, 2010. Kamal Dev .....Petitioner versus The Punjab State Warehousing Corporation Bank and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Vivek Sethi, 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 seeks a mandamus to direct the Appellate- Authority of the respondent-Punjab State Warehousing Corporation, to decide his appeal dated 30.5.2006 (Annexure P-7) which has been filed by him against the order dated 5.4.2006 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Managing Director of the Corporation. The petitioner is now a retired Technical Assistant of the Corporation who was subjected to disciplinary action which resulted into passing of the order dated 5.4.2006 (Annexure P-6) whereby a huge recovery liability was imposed against him. Against the said order, the petitioner is said to have filed a departmental appeal on 30.5.2006 which is required to be decided by the Executive C.W.P.No .9824 of 2010 2 Committee/Board of Directors of the Corporation. It is alleged that more than four years have elapsed but the appeal is yet to be decided. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to the respondents to place the petitioner's appeal before the competent Appellate Authority of the Corporation who shall then decide the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order and after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. July 30, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE