IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 05.02.2026 Jagir Singh .....Appellant Versus Markfed Chandigarh and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. G.S. Bhatia, Advocate and Mr. J.S. Bhatia, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sandeep Vermani, Advocate and Mr. Aditya Vermani, Advocate for the respondents.

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NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant Regular Second Appeal has been filed by the appellant/plaintiff impugning the judgments and decrees dated 13.11.1990 and 02.12.1992, passed by the learned Trial Court and First Appellate Court respectively, whereby the suit of the appellant/plaintiff has been dismissed. Parties to the lis hereinafter shall be referred to by their original position before the learned Trial Court.

2. In brief, the plaintiff (Jagir Singh) instituted a suit against the defendant-Markfed for declaration to the effect that the order dated 22.12.1988, whereby the punishment of stoppage of two annual grade increments with cumulative effect and recovery was inflicted upon him is illegal, null and void, with further relief of permanent injunction restraining the defendants from effecting any recovery of shor