IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : September 16, 2025 FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Appellants VERSUS AMIT KUMAR .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present : Mr. Gurminder Singh, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. K.K.Gupta, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. D.S.Patwalia, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Ayhush Gupta, Advocate for the respondent.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

1. This appeal arises out of an order passed by the learned Single Judge on 03.09.2025, the operative portion whereof reads as under:-

“In the meantime the operation of the orders dated

17.05.2022 (Annexure P-17), 23.11.2022 (Annexure P-20) and 06.06.2025 (Annexure P-25) shall remain stayed till next date of hearing. In case he has been ousted from the services shall be put back into service forthwith till the next date of hearing without any failure.

It is also made clear that if the interim directions is not complied with, Regional Manager FCI, Punjab Region shall remain present in the Court.”

2. The primary submission raised on behalf of the appellants is that the interim direction issued by the learned Singl