218 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 23.09.2025 Jarnail Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for the respondent.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned speaking order dated 20.11.2020 (Annexure P-5) passed by the respondent-Corporation.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners inter alia contends that the petitioners served the respondent-Corporation and they retired in the year 2007, 2008 & 2009, whereas, petitioners No.9 to 11 retired in the year 2011. He further submits that the similarly circumstanced employees have approached this Court by filing CWP No.19084 of 2009 titled as ‘Malkit Singh and another Vs. Pepsu Road Transport Corporation and another’ which was allowed by this Court vide order dated 03.03.2011 to the extent of granting the retiral benefits to the petitioners. However, keeping in