IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 04.02.2026 Kesar Singh …..Petitioner Versus The State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Mukesh Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Swapan Shorey, DAG, Punjab.

NAMIT KUMAR, J.

1. The petitioner has invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 13.08.2025 (Annexure P-1) vide which the appeal of the petitioner dated 14.08.2023 (Annexure P-2) was dismissed on the ground of delay and laches. Further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to decide the appeal of the petitioner on merits and to refix the pension of the petitioner by restoring two increments which were stopped by way of punishment vide order No.184 dated 08.06.2015 (Annexure P-3) and also to make payment of arrears in this regard for 38 months prior to date of filing the appeal till the date of deciding the same.

2. The brief facts, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that on the basis of the report of the Punjab Human Rights Commission, petitioner, who was Head War