IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 114 CWP-20525-2025 Date of decision: 22.07.2025. RAJINDER PAUL SHARMA ......Petitioner VERSUS FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ ***** Present: - Mr. Gurnoor Singh Sethi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate for the respondents. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) Challenge in the present writ petition is to the impugned punishment order dated 27.02.2020 passed by respondent No.3-General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Regional Office, Punjab, Chandigarh and order dated 24.07.2024 passed by the Appellate Authority/respondent No.2 whereby petitioner’s gratuity has been forfeited and a further prayer is to direct the respondents to dispose of the pending review/revision proceedings instituted by the petitioner against order dated 24.07.2024 passed by the Appellate Authority. After arguing at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied at this stage, in case respondent VISHAL SHARMA 2025.07.24 16:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-20525-2025 -2- -authorities are directed to consider and decide the review application dated 17.09.2024 (Annexure P-11) filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order in a time bound manner. Notice of motion. Mr. D.K. Singal, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondents-Union of India and prays for some time to complete instructions and file response, if necessary. He, however, does not have any objection to the above request. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with the consent of the parties and without commenting anything on the merits of the case, by directing respondent No.3-General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Chandigarh to decide the review application dated 17.09.2024 (Annexure P-11) and to pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of four months of the receipt of certified copy of this order. (VINOD S. BHARDWAJ) JULY 22, 2025 JUDGE Vishal Sharma Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No VISHAL SHARMA 2025.07.24 16:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document