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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
NAMIT KUMAR
Jagdev Singh – Appellant
Versus
Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Namit Kumar, J. (Oral)
The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court by filing the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 15.07.2024 (Annexure P-6), vide which the claim of the petitioner for stepping up his pension at par with his alleged junior Harcharan Singh, has been rejected. Further a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing the respondents to step up the pension of the petitioner at par with Harcharan Singh by treating the petitioner as deemed to have been promoted as Draftsman w.e.f. the date his junior Harcharan Singh, was promoted.
2. The brief facts as has been pleaded in the present petition are that the petitioner was appointed as Junior Draftsman with the erstwhile Punjab State Electricity Board (now Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) w.e.f. 07.01.1977 on ad hoc basis and initially his services were regularized on 17.10.1980. Later on, his services were regularized w.e.f. 07.1.1977 in pursuance to the judgment and decree dated 15.05.1991, passed by learned Additional District Judge, Patiala. Thereafter, vide memo dated 15.03.1996, the se
Claims for promotional increments must be raised within a reasonable time, particularly before retirement; delay can bar relief.
Claims for additional increments post-retirement are barred by delay and laches, emphasizing the need for timely action by employees.
Delay in filing a writ petition can bar claims for relief, especially in service matters, as established by the principles of delay and laches.
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