IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

253 CWP-33537-2025 Date of Decision: 30.03.2026 Harpal Dass .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. B.S Bajwa, Advocate for Mr. Pankaj Bainsa, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG Punjab-State.

Ms. Jyotnoor Kaur Sethi, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 5.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer for issuance of an appropriate writ or order in the nature of certiorari for quashing the revised pension pay order dated 18.04.2022 (Annexure P-1), whereby the pension of petitioner was illegally reduced and recovery was effected from the petitioner’s pensionary benefits without issuance of any notice, enquiry or charge-sheet and in complete violation of settled law. Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to refund the amount illegally recovered from the petitioner under the impugned order dated 18.04.2022 along with interest and to restore the original pension of petitioner. Further praying for