Jatinder Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Jatinder Singh v. State of Punjab, CWP-5548-2020 (O&M), Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, decided 09.07.2026, Namit Kumar J. Keywords: premature retirement; compulsory retirement; Punjab Civil Services (Premature Retirement) Rules, 1975; Rule 3(1)(a); stigma; writ of certiorari; Articles 226/227; FIR No.5 dated 06.04.2019; Sections 7 and 13 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988; acquittal dated 29.09.2025 Special Court Jalandhar; reinstatement of similarly situated employees Robin Masih, Michael Masih, Sarafdin by Appellate Authority; reconsideration of claim; dismissed as not pressed; Gaurav Rana Advocate; N.P.S. Hira DAG Punjab.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; petition dismissed as not pressed after learned State counsel, on instructions, submitted that the petitioner's claim shall also be reconsidered and decided within a period of two months from today; pending applications, if any, disposed of.