IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (253 + 254) Date of Decisio n : 27.01.2026

1. CWP-15640-2022 D. Raj …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents

2. CWP-17248-2022 Vinod Kumar …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Vivek Singla, Advocate and Mr. Vikas Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in both the cases.

Mr. T.P.S. Walia, DAG, Punjab.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. Both these petitions are amenable to be decided together, therefore, the same are taken up together for adjudication.

2. Through the instant writ petition(s), challenge is thrown to show cause notice(s) dated 27.06.2022 (Annexures P-9 and P-6) respectively, issued by respondent No.3, whereby, the petitioner(s), has been put to notice, as to why, their services be not reverted from the post of Junior Technician, (Grade-III) to that of Field Worker (Helper Technician) Petrol Man, (Grade-IV).

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s), at the outset fairly submits before this Court, that reply to the show cause notice(s) has already been filed. However, till date, no decision whatsoever has been taken by the authorities concerned.

4. At this stage, this Court refrains itself from adjudicating the legality of the show cause notice(s) (supra), which primarily is required to be done by the authorities concerned, who has issued the same.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submits before this Court that the petitioner(s) have an apprehension that petitioner(s) may not be heard by the authorities concerned, before deciding the show cause notice(s) (supra). However, this Court finds this apprehension to be misconceived. Therefore, at the very outset, the petitioner(s) are directed to cause appearance before the authorities concerned, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

6. Further, the petitioner(s) are at liberty to file additional reply to the show cause notice(s) (supra), before the authorities concerned, and the latter shall make all its endeavour to decide the same most expeditiously, after affording due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner(s).

7. No action on the show cause notice(s) (supra) shall be taken, till final decision is passed by the authority concerned, thereon.

8. It goes without saying that in case, the petitioner(s) are aggrieved with any adverse order, as passed by the authorities concerned, they are at liberty to take all available remedies, in accordance with law, for redressal of their grievance.

9. In view of the above, both the instant petition(s) are disposed of. 10. Photocopy of this order be placed on the connected case file, as numbered above.

(KULDEEP TIWARI)

JUDGE January 27, 2026 Manpreet