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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
NAMIT KUMAR
Baljeet Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner's employment history and retirement details. (Para 2 , 4) |
| 2. challenge on procedural grounds of charge-sheet issuance post-retirement. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 3. court's reasoning on validity and grounds for proceeding with charge-sheet. (Para 10 , 11) |
| 4. discussion on lack of grounds for quashing charge-sheet prematurely. (Para 12 , 13 , 15) |
| 5. court's final decision to dismiss the petition. (Para 14 , 17) |
JUDGMENT :
Namit Kumar J.
1. The petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court by filing the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing the charge-sheet dated 30.11.2023 (Annexure P-12) on the ground that the same cannot be issued after his retirement.2. Brief facts of the case, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that the petitioner joined the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) now Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) as Lineman on 11.08.1987 and was further promoted to the post of Junior Engineer on 28.02.1996. The Punjab State Electricity Board was formed in the year 1959 under the Electricity Supply Act, 1948, which was unbundled into two companies under Punjab Po
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