118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 07.04.2026 Rajneesh Kumar ....Petitioner Versus Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Vineet Sachdeva, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Pradeep Sharma, Advocate (through V.C.) and Ms. Radhika Deekshay, Advocate for the respondents.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The 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 mandamus directing the respondents to decide the charge sheet issued to the petitioner. Further, for directing the respondents to consider and decide the representation dated 27.02.2026 (Annexure P-2).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner joined the respondent-Department on 31.03.1997 as a Lineman and earned promotion from time to time. On 21.07.2025, he was issued a charge sheet. The petitioner submitted a detailed reply to the charge sheet on 11.08.2025. In spite of passing considerable time, no proceedings whatsoever have been carried out by the respondent-Department. The petitioner relie