IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 29.01.2026 Inspector Balwan Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Samrat Malik, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Parveen Mehta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of order dated 17.11.2025 whereby he has been ordered to retire from service w.e.f. 21.02.2026 upon attaining the age of 55 years.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that by impugned order dated 17.11.2025, the petitioner has been ordered to retire from service w.e.f. 21.02.2026 upon attaining the age of 55 years. The respondent-State has wrongly appreciated service record of the petitioner. The impugned order is stigmatic, thus, needs to be set aside in terms of judgment of this Court in Naresh Kumar v. State of Haryana and others

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3. In view of directions of this Court, learned State counsel produced original file which after perusal was returned to him.

4. From the perusal of ori