Satinder Pal Singh v. The Punjab State Cooperative Supply And Marketing Fedreation Ltd. (Markfed)

CWP No.9599 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:057635

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP No.9599 of 2024 (O&M) Date of decision: 29.04.2024 Satinder Pal Singh ....Petitioner

Versus

The Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Federation Limited (MARKFED) ....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR

Present:

Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate for the petitioner.

NAMIT KUMAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent to clear the period of probation of the petitioner w.e.f. 16.07.2023, when the period of one year concluded and to pass appropriate orders counting the period of probation against the period actually spent on the post of Field Officer (G). Further direction be issued to respondent to decide the legal notice dated 06.02.2024 (Annexure P-14), served by the petitioner by passing a speaking order.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner, at the very outset, confines his prayer for deciding legal notice dated 06.02.2024 (Annexure P-14). He submits that at this stage, petitioner would be satisfied, if the said legal notice is decided by passing a speaking order within a time bound frame.

3.

Notice of motion.

MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.29 17:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh

CWP No.9599 of 2024 (O&M) 2024:PHHC:057635 4.

Mr. T.S. Sidhu, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent and has no objection to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record of the case.

6.

Keeping in view the limited prayer addressed at the time of arguments, facts and circumstances of the case but without expressing any opinion on the merits of the controversy, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to expeditiously decide legal notice dated 06.02.2024 (Annexure P-14), submitted by the petitioner by passing a speaking order, preferably within a period of 03 months from receipt of certified copy of this order. Benefits, if any, found due to the petitioner shall be released expeditiously preferably within a period of 04 weeks thereafter.

(NAMIT KUMAR) JUDGE 29.04.2024 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No MOHD YAKUB 2024.04.29 17:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh