CWP No.20509 of 2008 - 1 - In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 07.10.2009. Tek Chand ... Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Puneet Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr.SS Goripuria, DAG, Haryana, for the respondents. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (Oral): This petition has been directed against the order dated 03.12.2008 (Annexure P-9) whereby the prayer for interim relief has been rejected by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government, Haryana, Development and Panchayat Department, Chandigarh, in the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order dated 21.11.2008 passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Gurgaon, placing the petitioner under suspension. It is the admitted case of the parties that the appeal is still pending. This Court vide interim order dated 05.12.2008 stayed the suspension of the petitioner while issuing notice of motion. Since the CWP No.20509 of 2008 - 2 - appeal against the order of suspension is pending before the Competent Authority, it is not deemed appropriate to decide the issue in this petition at this stage. In view of the above circumstances, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal within a period of three months from today and till then the interim direction passed by this Court on 05.12.2008 shall remain in operation. 07.10.2009. (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE