IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

217 CWP-9195-2019 Date of Decision: March 05, 2026 Naresh Kumar ....Petitioner VERSUS Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. B.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. TVS Lehal, Advocate for the respondents.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for setting aside the impugned order dated 23.10.2018 passed by respondent No.3 (Annexure P-1) withdrawing the time bound scale of 9/16 earlier granted to the petitioner and the gratuity pay order dated 29.11.2018 whereby recovery of Rs.5,84,448/- has been made from the petitioner’s gratuity, illegally and arbitrarily by the respondents. Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to refund the amount already deducted as recovery from the pensionary/retiral benefits of the petitioner along with interest @ 18% per annum from the due date of entitlement till actual payment.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners, inter