AT CHANDIGARH **** 135 CWP-2503-2025 Date of Decision.:03.02.2025 Gurdeep Singh Pe&&oner Vs. The Punjab State Coopera&ve Supply and Marke&ng Federa&on Limited and Others Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present: Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate and Mr. Lovedev Singh, Advocate for the peoner. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) By of way of this peon filed under Arcle 226/227 of the Constuon of India, peoner prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus direcng the respondent No.2 to hear and decide the statutory departmental appeal dated 19.01.2025 (Annexure P-4) along with applicaon for stay dated 19.01.2025 (Annexure P-5) filed by the peoner against the order dated 18.11.2024 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.3 being the punishing authority. 2. The grievance of the peoner in the present peon is that neither the applicaon for stay nor the statutory appeal has been decided ll date. 3. The limited prayer made by learned counsel for the peoner is for issuance of a direcon to respondent No.2 to decide the statutory appeal preferred by the peoner along with the applicaon for stay in a me bound manner. 4. Noce of moon. 5. Ms. Pushpanjali Bisht, Advocate for Mr. T.S. Sidhu, Advocate accepts noce on behalf of the respondents and submits that she has no objecon to the innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the peoner. NEETIKA TUTEJA 2025.02.03 16:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-2503-2025 -2- 6. I have heard learned counsel for the pares and have gone through the record of the case. 7. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, respondent No.2 is directed to take a decision on the statutory appeal preferred by the peoner within a period of 06 months from the date of receipt of cerfied copy of this order. It is further directed that no recovery from the salary of the peoner shall be effected ll a final decision is taken by the Appellate Authority on the stay applicaon of the appeal itself. The peon stands disposed of. ( DEEPAK GUPTA ) JUDGE February 03, 2025 Neeka Tuteja Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No NEETIKA TUTEJA 2025.02.03 16:59 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document