IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CWP No. 1394 of 2009
Date of Decision: 29.1.2009.
Balbir Singh ---Petitioner
Vs.
State of Punjab and others ---Respondents
CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI.
Present:- Mr. H.P.S. Ghuman, Advocate for the petitioner.
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PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL)
Petitioner was involved in a criminal case and was convicted by
the learned trial court vide judgement dated 9.8.2006. Based upon the
conviction of the petitioner, he was dismissed from the service vide order
dated 12.11.2007. The petitioner preferred an appeal against his conviction
and the conviction of the petitioner has been stayed by this Court vide order
dated 22.2.2008.
In the meantime, petitioner filed an appeal against the dismissal
before the Secretary to Govt., Department of School Education, Chandigarh
on 5.3.2008. Under the Govt. instructions dated 3.3.1997 such appeals are
required to be decided within a period of three months. The grievance of
the petitioner is that despite the Govt. instructions his appeal has not been
decided till date.
In view of the short controversy involved, this petition is
disposed of at the motion stage with the direction to competent authority to
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decide the appeal, filed by the petitioner within a period of one month from
the date certified copy of this order is served upon the competent authority.
Petition is disposed of as such.
(PERMOD KOHLI)
JUDGE
29.1.2009
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