ETASH KUMAR vs PUNJAB GRAMIN BANK AND ORS

1 CWP-17905-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 CWP-17905-2026 Date of decision:29.05.2026 Etash Kumar .....Petitioners VERSUS Punjab Gramin Bank and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner. **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the enquiry report dated 30.07.2024 (Annexure P-11), punishment order dated 22.11.2024 (Annexure P-14) and appellate order dated 02.02.2026 (Annexure P-15), whereby the major penalty of reduction of basic pay by two stages for a period of two years, with postponement of future increments and denial of the difference of subsistence allowance, has been imposed upon the petitioner. The petitioner further seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the arrears PARUL VERMA 2026.05.29 16:27 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. 2 CWP-17905-2026 of subsistence allowance for the period from October 2022 to December 2023 along with interes