IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 127 CWP-14957-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.05.2025 GURDEV SINGH AND ANOTHER ...... Petitioners VERSUS THE PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED AND ANOTHER ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA Present :- Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate for the petitioners. *** Deepinder Singh Nalwa, J. (Oral) 1. In the present writ petition, the petitioners are praying for issuance of a direction to respondent No.2 to hear and decide the statutory appeal filed by the petitioners on 09.05.2025 (Annexure P-2), alongwith the application for stay filed against punishment orders dated 24.12.2024/06.05.2025 (Annexrue P-1), passed by respondent No.1, whereby punishment of stoppage of one annual increment without cumulative effect and recovery from the salary of the petitioner has been imposed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions from the petitioners, submits that at this stage, he will be satisfied if a direction be given to respondent No.2 to decide the statutory appeal dated 09.05.2025 (Annexure P-2), filed by the petitioners in a time bound manner and till such decision, no recovery should be effected from the salary of the petitioners. RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.26 10.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-14957-2025 :2: 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners relied upon order passed by this Court in CWP No.5936 of 2025 titled 'Dipali Goyal and another Vs. The Appellate Authority the Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and another decided on 04.03.2025. 4. Notice of motion. 5. Ms. Bisman Mann, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents and does not object to the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners. 6. In view of the above and without commenting upon the merits of the case, this petition is hereby disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide the statutory appeal dated 09.05.2025 (Annexure P-2), within a period of 06 months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 7. Since the statutory appeal is still pending and yet to be decided, it would be in the interest of justice that no further recovery shall be effected from the salary of the petitioners till the disposal of the appeal. (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) JUDGE 22.05.2025 Rimpal Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No RIMPAL RANI 2025.05.26 10.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document