IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 17.11.2025 Jasbir Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: - Mr. Pawan Kumar, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Bhuvnesh Sharma, Advocate, and Ms. Vidushi Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Satnampreet Singh, DAG, Punjab.

NAMIT KUMAR, J.

1. Instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of order dated 25.09.2024 (Annexure P-10), passed by respondent No.1 vide which a cut of 10% for five years has been imposed in the pension of the petitioner; for quashing of charge-sheet dated 28.04.2022 (Annexure P-3), issued by respondent No.1 and all subsequent proceedings including enquiry report.

2. Brief facts, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that the petitioner retired from service of the respondent(s)-department as an Audit Inspector on attaining the age of 60 years on 31.03.2016. Though the age of retirement in the State of Punjab was 58 years, however, considering the service record of the petitioner he was given an extension for a period of two years i.e.