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

Decided on 04.12.2025 ****

Harbhajan Singh ... Petitioner VS.

National Fertilizers Ltd. & Ors. ... Respondents ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL ****

Present: Mr. Arun Chandra, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Sr.Advocate along with Messrs Nikhil Sehrawat, Siddheshwar Hans and Deepak Goyat, Advocates, for the respondents ****

Sandeep Moudgil, J.

(1). The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuing a writ of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 14.09.2016 passed by respondent No.3 (Annexure P5) and to direct the respondents to issue appointment letter to the petitioner in the light of the policy dated 01.05.1974 (Annexure P4).

(2). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed a suit for declaration that his father Harpal Singh, who died in harness while serving as Driver, on 07.09.1997 and immediate thereafter, he applied for compassionate appointment on 20.11.1997, however, his requests were rejected on 12.03.2001 with an observation that the compassionate appointment have been dispensed with since 11.12.1998. He subm