JOGA SINGH vs PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LIMITED AND OTHERS

1 CWP-16959-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 118 CWP-16959-2026 Date of Decision: 29.05.2026 Joga Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. A.K. Walia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ferry Sofat, Advocate for the respondents. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the petitioner to be entitled for exemption from passing the computer literacy test in terms of the office order dated 12.02.2026 (Annexure P-8) and judgment dated 12.03.2026 of this Court passed in CWP-11732-2024. Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned action of respondents in refixing/reducing the pay of petitioner and effecting recovery of Rs.9,20,000/- from the pensionary benefits of petitioner for not having passed the computer literacy test. Further directing the respondents to restore the original pay of petitioner to refund the amount of Rs.9,20,000/- and PUNEET CHAWLA 2026.0