120 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 03.02.2026 Malwinder Singh ....Petitioner Versus Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Anil Sharma, Advocate for the respondent.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned instructions dated 26.10.2004 (Annexure P-1) and show cause notice dated 02.04.2024 (Annexure P-2).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that a show cause notice dated 02.04.2024 (Annexure P-2) was issued to the petitioner alleging a loss of Rs.4,86,602/- on account of less storage gain of wheat for the year 2020-21 and is purportedly based upon instructions dated 26.10.2004 (Annexure P-1), which prescribe arbitrary norms for storage gain without any scientific basis. The issue of storage gain has already been conclusively examined by this Court in CWP-27725-2013, titled as Punjab State others, decided on 14.05.2025