223 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH GURBIR SINGH ...PETITIONERS VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL.

Present: Mr. Vishal Sodhi, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

Ms. Anita Balyan, Advocate for the respondent-UOI

1. The date when the judgment is reserved 22.04.2026 2. The date when the judgment is pronounced 25.05.2026 3. The date when the judgment is uploaded 26.05.2026

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is Full pronounced or whether the full judgment is pronounced

5. The delay, if any of the pronouncement of full judgment Not applicable and reason thereof.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the punishment order dated 19.02.2018 (Annexure P-1), appellate order dated 21.05.2018 (Annexure P-3), order dated 18.02.2019 (Annexure P-9) cancelling the reinstatement of the petitioner, and order dated 22.09.2019 (Annexure P-11), whereby the penalty of removal from service came to be affirmed. The petitioner further seeks reinstatement in service with all consequential benefits, including continuity in service