THE PUNJAB STATE CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LIMITED (PUNSUP) AND ANOTHER vs SURESH JINDAL

LPA-569-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 117 LPA-569-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.05.2026 Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) and another ...APPELLANTS VERSUS Suresh Jindal ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present: Mr. Ashish Verma, Advocate for the appellants. ***** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. Present is a Letters Patent Appeal filed by appellants- Corporation assailing the judgment passed by learned Single Judge in CWP-10396-2018, decided on 07.11.2025, whereby the writ petition filed by respondent was allowed and charge-sheets issued to respondent were quashed. 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of appellants submitted that the respondent was working as Inspector Grade-2 in appellant- Corporation and he was convicted on 14.10.2013 under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and based upon the conviction, he was thereafter dismissed from service on 31.10.2013 by the appellant- Corporation. Thereafter, civil suits for recovery of the amount which was LALIT SHARMA 2026.05.26 14:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this do