LOVEPREET SINGH vs PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATIALA AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 211 CWP-22398-2019 Date of decision: 13.07.2026 Lovepreet Singh .....Petitioner Versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Patiala & anr. .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Rajinder Goyal, Advocate, Mr. G.D. Ranga, Advocate and Mr. Amarjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Sharma, Advocate with Ms. Devyani Sharma, Advocate for the respondents. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has approached this Court by way of invoking the writ jurisdiction of this Court by filing the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of the order dated 31.05.2018 (Annexure P-7), passed by respondent No.2, whereby services of the petitioner have been terminated, and the order dated 10.12.2018/08.01.2019 (Anneuxre P-9), passed by respondent No.1, whereby his appeal against termination order has been rejected. 2. The undisputed facts of the case are that the petitioner, who is stated to be a handicapped person, was appointed as a Store Boy on compassionate grounds, vide appointment letter dated 13.11.2017 (Annexure P-1), upon demise of his father (Sh. Sukh