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

Lakhwinder Singh ... Petitioner VS.

Punjab National Bank & Anr. ... Respondents ****

1. Judgment reserved on 25.03.2026 2. Judgment pronounced on 14.05.2026 3. Judgment uploaded on 15.05.2026

4. Whether operative or full judgment Full 5. Delay in pronouncement of full judgment and reasons, if any NA ****

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

Present: Mr. Balbir Singh Sewak, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Saurav Verma, Advocate and Ms. Preeti Grover, Anshul Pareek, Advocates for the respondents ****

Sandeep Moudgil, J.

Prayer (1). The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, for issuing a writ of certiorari for quashing the order/letter dated 03.10.2018 (Annexure P5) passed by respondent No.2 vide which claim for compassionate appointment has been rejected. He seeks a direction to the respondents to consider his claim and give him appointment as Clerk/Cashier on compassionate grounds as per policy dated

03.01.2015.

Facts (2). The undisputed facts are that Late Sh. Ram Singh, father of the petitioner, was employed with Punjab National Bank as Clerk/Head Cashier at B