Ashok Kumar v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Government pool accommodation Chandigarh; transfer from Chandigarh to Kharar (part of S.A.S. Nagar Mohali); withdrawal of allotment orders to be withdrawn on reconsideration; eligibility under allotment rules for officers posted at Chandigarh or S.A.S. Nagar Mohali; occupation under interim orders; penal rent deducted during pendency to be refunded on representation; six writ petitions (CWP 2020) with CMs of 2025 disposed of as not pressed further; State of Punjab; Punjab and Haryana High Court; Harsimran Singh Sethi, J.; decision July 28, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Petitioners to be allowed to occupy/retain the Government accommodation allotted at Chandigarh even while posted at Kharar (part of S.A.S. Nagar Mohali), with the orders of withdrawal to be withdrawn; refund of any penal rent deducted during pendency upon representation; writ petitions disposed of as not pressed further and pending civil miscellaneous applications disposed of.