VIJAY KUMAR vs PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 242 CWP-19361-2021 Date of decision: 15.07.2026 Vijay Kumar .....Petitioner Versus Punjab State Power Corporation Limited & Ors. .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. V.K. Sandhir, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. A.S. Chadha, Advocate for the respondents. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of certiorari, for quashing the order dated 01.03.2013 (Annexure P-3), passed by respondent No.2, whereby one annual increment of the petitioner is ordered to be stopped with cumulative effect and setting aside the order dated 14.09.2016 (Annexure P-5), whereby the appeal dated 10.03.2013 (Annexure P-4) filed by the petitioner has been dismissed. 2. On the last date of hearing i.e. 13.07.2026, the following order was passed:- “One of the grounds raised in the present petition is that the order passed by the Appellate Authority is totally cryptic and non-speaking as none of the points raised in the appeal has been considered. Faced with this situation, learned counsel for the VINAY respondents seek