IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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1. CR No. 2215 of 2021 (O&M)

Date of Decision : 13.12.2021 Chief Engineer, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and others ...... Petitioners v.

Dayal Sarup and another ...... Respondents

2. CR No. 2217 of 2021 (O&M)

Chief Engineer, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and others ...... Petitioners Versus Rajiv Gupta and another ...... Respondents

3. CR No. 2201 of 2021 (O&M)

Chief Engineer, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited and others ...... Petitioners Versus Shashi Mittal and another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJBIR SEHRAWAT Present : Mr. Puneet Jindal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Gautam Goyal, Advocate, for the petitioner(s)

Mr. Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate with Mr. Akshit Aggarwal, Advocate, Mr. Amulay Aggarwal, Advocate and Mr. Rohit Nagpal, Advocate, for the respondents (CR No. 2215 of 2021)

Mr. A.K. Chopra, Senior Advocate with Mr. Brahmjot Singh Nahar, Advocate, for the respondents (in CR No. 2201 and 2217 of 2021)

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RAJBIR SEHRAWAT, J.

This order shall dispose of the aforementioned three petitions as the common questions of law and facts are inv