High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/976/2017disposed of

Jarnail Singh v. State Of Punjab & ORS.

2017-02-03Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-976-2017 Date of decision: 03.02.2017 Jarnail Singh

...Petitioner

Versus

State of Punjab & others

...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JAISHREE THAKUR

Present:

Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner.

**** JAISHREE THAKUR, J. (ORAL) Limited prayer in the instant writ petition is for early decision in the appeal (Annexure P-8) dated 12.08.2016 which is filed against the impugned order dated 22.01.2015 (Annexure P-7) vide which the petitioner has been reverted back to the post of Electrician. The petitioner herein was appointed on the post of Electrician with respondent No.4 in the year 1989. He received a letter on 10.04.2014 regarding misappropriation of Institution funds and thereafter was suspended from service. He was also issued a charge-sheet and after inquiry, the petitioner was found guilty of two charges and on the basis of the said report, punishment of reversion was imposed upon him. Against the said punishment order, the petitioner has preferred an appeal, which is pending before respondent No.1.

The only prayer at the present moment by learned counsel for the petitioner is that the appeal of the petitioner be decided as expeditiously as possible.

Notice of motion.

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CWP-976-2017 -2Mr. Rupam Aggarwal, learned DAG, Punjab, who is present in the Court is directed to accept notice on behalf of the respondents. Let three copies of the paper book be handed over to him by the learned counsel for the petitioner during the course of the day.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and dispose of the instant writ petition by giving a direction to the respondents herein that the appeal filed before respondent No.1 should be decided in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 03.02.2017 (JAISHREE THAKUR) Satyawan JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes.

Whether reportable No.

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