Devender Khatri And Others v. The Appellate Authority, The Haryana State Warehousing Corporation And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH CWP-39128-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.01.2026 Devender Khatri @ Devender Singh Khatri ....Petitioners

Versus

The Appellate Authority and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present:

Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate for the petitioners.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1.

Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent/Corporation not to effect recoveries from the petitioners during the pendency of stay application filed in appeal dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-2) and to decide the stay application along with the appeal dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioners. Another prayer has been made not to effect any recovery from the petitioners during the pendency of the statutory appeal dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioners. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioners has relied upon the judgments passed by this Court in CWP-845-2019 titled as Jaswinder Singh and another vs. The Punjab State Cooperative Supply and another, CWP-3443-2019 titled as Raman Kant vs. The Punjab State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. and another;

CWP-5050-2020 titled as Jasvir Singh and another vs. The Punjab State Supply Marketing Federation Ltd and another; and CWP-98452020 titled as Tirath Ram vs. Board of Directors. He submits that at this stage, he will be satisfied if a direction is issued to respondent No.1 to decide the statutory appeal dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-2) by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner. He further prays that till final disposal of the aforesaid statutory appeal, recovery from the salary of the petitioners may be stayed.

3.

Having heard learned counsel for the petitioners and after perusing the record of the case with his able assistance, the present petition is being decided in limine without issuing notice to the respondents in order to save judicial time of the Court and also the litigation costs of the respondents.

4.

In view of the limited prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners, without commenting upon merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of and respondent No.1 is directed to hear and decide the statutory appeal dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-2) along with the stay application in a time bound manner and pass a speaking order, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

5.

Till decision of the statutory appeal filed by the petitioners, recovery from the salary of the petitioners shall remain stayed.

6.

Needless to say, if the petitioners are found entitled to the relief sought, the same be granted to them forthwith by respondent No.1.

(HARPREET SINGH BRAR) JUDGE 14.01.2026 yakub Whether speaking/reasoned:

Yes/No Whether reportable:

Yes/No