IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Reserved on : 17.09.2025 Pronounced on : 23.09.2025

1. CWP-14996-2025 KRISHAN KUMAR @ KRISHAN LAL ...Petitioners Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ...Respondents And

2. CWP-23420-2025 (O&M)

BALWATI ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ...Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Ashwani Verma, Advocate for the petitioner (in CWP-14996-2025)

Mr. Aditya Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner (in CWP-23420-2025)

Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Addl. A.G, Haryana with Mr. Ravi Partap Singh, DAG Haryana Mr. Aman Dhir, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. As common issues are involved in the captioned petitions, with the consent of both sides, the same are hereby disposed of by this common order. For the sake of brevity and convenience, facts are borrowed from CWP-14996-2025.

2. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to consider his representation dated nil (Annexure P-6) as well demand notice dated 16.09.2023 (Annexure P-7) and convert his punishment of dismissal from service into compulsory reti