IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. C.W.P. (T) No. 12077 of 2008. Decided on: 3rd June, 2011. _____________________________________________________ Anil Kumar Chandel. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of H.P. and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Advocate. For the respondents. : Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner has already made a representation for the redressal of his grievance against the imposition of major penalty, i.e., stoppage of two increments. However, the same has been rejected vide Annexure A-7, dated 9th September, 2004 without passing a speaking order. 2. Accordingly, the petition is allowed. Annexure A-7, dated 9th September, 2004 is quashed and set aside. The Principal Secretary (Labour & Employment), Government of Himachal Pradesh is directed to decide the representation made by the petitioner afresh after taking into consideration the grounds taken therein by passing a speaking order, within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this judgment by the petitioner. Petitioner shall be given 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?. - 2 - personal hearing and for that purpose, he shall be notified the date of hearing separately. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge June 03, 2011. (bhupender) - 3 - `