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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Om Parkash – Appellant
Versus
Haryana Power General Corporation Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari, for quashing the order dated 10.02.2026 (Annexure P-10) vide which the claim of the petitioners for promotion as FM-III, FM-II and FM-I from the date their juniors namely Jai Kumar and Sultan Singh have been promoted and the petitioners be granted all the consequential benefits or in alternative, the petitioners be promoted as FM-III, FM-II and FM-I from the date their juniors i.e. Jai Kumar and Sultan Singh have been promoted notionally and actual benefits be granted from the date the petitioners have attained the age of superannuation.
2. Learned Senior counsel for the petitioners, inter alia, contends that the petitioners were appointed in the Thermal Power Plant and they have been agitating their service rights since 1995. The petitioners had initially filed a civil suit which was decreed in their favour vide judgment and decree dated 25.03.1995 passed by learned Sub-Judge Ist Class, Panipat, however, the said decree was set-aside in appeal on 07.04.1997, which led to the filing of RSA No.2173 of 1997
Claims for promotional increments must be raised within a reasonable time, particularly before retirement; delay can bar relief.
Delay in challenging promotions can bar relief; timely action is crucial in promotion matters.
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