IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH.

Date of Decision: 17.03.2026.

Santosh Devi ....Petitioner.

VERSUS Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others ....Respondents.

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR ---

Present: Mr. Manoj Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. P.S. Poonia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Pulkit Dhanda, Advocate, Mr. Yudhveer Hooda, Advocate and Mr. Dharampal Saini, Advocate for the respondents.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.

The present petition has been preferred under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing of order dated 18.10.2011 (Annexure P-12), vide which the claim of the petitioner for appointment of her son under ex-gratia has been denied and she has been ordered to submit the option for lump-sum cash assistance for Rs.2.5 Lakh only. The petitioner is further seeking direction to the respondents to appoint her son as the dependents of those, whose husband/ father expired after the petitioner’s husband, have been given appointment by superseding the seniority list.

CONTENTIONS

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