Anil Kumar Gupta vs Food Corporation Of India & … on 6 March, 2009

 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH



                                 Civil Writ Petition No.3594 of 2009
                                       Date of Decision: March 06, 2009


Anil Kumar Gupta
                                                   .....PETITIONER(S)

                                 VERSUS


Food Corporation of India & Another
                                                  .....RESPONDENT(S)

                             .      .     .


CORAM:          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAI LAMBA


PRESENT: -      Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate, for
                the petitioner.


                             .      .     .

AJAI LAMBA, J (Oral)

This civil writ petition filed under

Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India prays

for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus

directing the respondents to consider the pendency

of appeals and dispose of the same expeditiously.

It has been brought out that the

petitioner was chargesheeted on the allegations of

causing loss to the respondents. Various penalties

were imposed vide orders, Annexures P-6 to P-9.

The petitioner preferred statutory

appeals that have been placed on record as Annexures

P-10 to P-12. Despite the fact that the appeals have

been filed in February 2008 and July 2008, till date

no decision thereupon has been taken.

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                      I   have   considered   the     issue.   The

petitioner is entitled to the expeditious disposal

of the statutory appeals.

In view of the above, respondent No.2

is directed to ensure that statutory appeals filed

by the petitioner are dealt with and disposed of

within 60 days of receipt of a copy of this order.

                                                    (AJAI LAMBA)
March 06, 2009                                         JUDGE
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