218 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-6109-2025 Reserved on: 16.01.2026.

Date of Pronouncement:24.03.2026 Uploaded on: 24.03.2026.

NIRMAL SINGH -PETITIONER V/S THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AND ANOTHER -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Ajay Kamboj, Advocate Ms. Kiranpreet Kaur, Advocate, Mr. Gurdarshan Singh Sidhu, Advocate and Mr. Pardeep Kamboj, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Munisha Gandhi, Sr. Advocate assisted by Ms. Sukriti Gupta, Advocate and Ms. Manveen Narang, Advocate, for the respondents.

*****

KULDEEP TIWARI, J.

1. The petitioner’s request for withdrawal of his resignation tendered on dated 10.12.2024 (Annexure P-4), was declined by the learned District and Sessions Judge, Sirsa, vide an administrative order dated 23.12.2024 (Annexure P-7). Thereafter, his representation dated 17.12.2024 (Annexure P-6), seeking reconsideration of the order accepting his resignation vide order dated 11.12.2024 (Annexure P-5), was also rejected vide order dated 08.01.2025 (Annexure P-9). The legality of both the orders (supra), has been questioned by filing instant writ petition cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of