PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORPRATION vs KULTAR SINGH

LPA-1545-2026 (O&M) -1- 116 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1545-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 27.05.2026 PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION ...Appellant(s) VERSUS KULTAR SINGH ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for the appellant. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent Act for setting aside the judgment dated 16.03.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in Civil Writ Petition No.34529 of 2024. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the respondent retired on 30.04.2016 after serving the appellant-Corporation for 22 years. He submitted that while serving as a driver, the respondent caused an accident pursuant to which MACT proceedings were initiated and compensation was awarded. He further submitted that although the accident had occurred in the year 2010 but the respondent was served with a charge-sheet only on 03.09.2019 and thereafter, on the basis of the said charge-sheet, an inquiry was conducted and a punishment order was passed for recovery of 1/4th