Dharam Chand v. the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Dharam Chand v. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited; CWP-19471-2026 (O&M); Punjab & Haryana High Court; decided 01.07.2026; Namit Kumar J.; writ of mandamus; Articles 226/227; salary re-fixation; pay wrongly fixed on lesser side since 01.10.1999; arrears with interest @ 18%; delayed retiral dues interest @ 18%; legal notice dated 10.04.2026 (Annexure P-3) pending; petition disposed of with direction to respondent No.1 to decide notice by speaking order after hearing within 03 months; merits left open; no costs or amounts awarded.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.1 to consider and decide legal notice dated 10.04.2026 (Annexure P-3) expeditiously by passing a speaking order after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, preferably within 03 months from receipt of certified copy of the order, and to convey the decision taken thereon to the petitioner; CM-10145-CWP-2026 allowed as prayed for. No relief granted on the salary re-fixation / retiral dues claim; merits left open.