IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH.
C.W.P. No. 7034 of 2009
DATE OF DECISION : 11.05.2009
Santokh Singh
.... PETITIONER
Versus
Food Corporation of India and others
..... RESPONDENTS
CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL
Present: Mr. G.S. Bal, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
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SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral )
The petitioner, who was working as Assistant Manager (Quality
Control) in the Food Corporation of India, has filed the instant petition for
quashing the order of penalty dated 27.12.2005 (Annexure P-8), whereby he
has been compulsorily retired from service and recovery of Rs. 5.00 lacs has
been ordered to be effected from him for causing loss to the respondent
Corporation. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 22.10.2008
(Annexure P-11), passed by the Appellate Authority.
Concededly, against the aforesaid impugned orders, passed by
the punishing authority as well as the appellate authority, the petitioner has
already filed a review petition under Regulation 72 of the FCI (Staff)
Regulations, 1971. The said review petition is still pending. It is the case of
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the petitioner that the respondent Corporation has filed a suit for recovery of
the aforesaid penalty amount, therefore, he has filed the instant petition.
During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the
petitioner states that at this stage, the petitioner would be satisfied if the
reviewing authority is directed to decide the review petition within
stipulated time.
In view of the above, without issuing notice of motion as it will
un-necessary delay the matter, this petition is disposed of with a direction to
respondent No.2, the reviewing authority, to consider and decide the review
petition, filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law, expeditiously and
preferably within a period of three months from today.
May 11, 2009 ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) ndj JUDGE