IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sunil Kumar ... Petitioner Vs.

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd. and others ... Respondents Reserved on: 07.11.2025 Pronounced on: 12.11.2025 Uploaded on: 14.11.2025 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced ? No Whether full judgment is pronounced ? Yes CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Vishal Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Advocate for the respondents.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.

1. 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 seeking quashing of the order dated 27.02.2024 (Annexure P-3) passed by respondent No.3, whereby punishment of stoppage of one annual increment without future effect was inflicted upon the petitioner and the appellate order dated 30.07.2024 (Annexure P-4), dismissing the appeal.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner was issued a charge-sheet under Rule 7 of the UHBVN (Punishment and Appeal) Regulations, 2018 (for short ‘Regulations, 2018’), which pertains to major penalties. After submitti