Usha Devi v. Pspcl and Others
CWP-9728-2024, decided 19.08.2025 – High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Suvir Sehgal J.)
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court; CWP-9728-2024; Usha Devi vs Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. and others; Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; certiorari; quashing of office letter memo No.1126 dated 01.04.2024 and office order No.41 dated 31.01.2022; compensation Rs.50 lakhs with 9% interest; petitioner absent, non-compliance with order dated 06.05.2024; dismissed in default for non-prosecution; Justice Suvir Sehgal; decision date 19.08.2025.
What did the court decide?
The petitioner was not interested in pursuing the petition, having remained unrepresented on the date of hearing and on the three previous occasions, and counsel did not join despite a virtual-appearance request. ¶23