VIJAY KUMAR vs PEPSU ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHER

CWP-14824-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 126 CWP-14824-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.05.2026 Vijay Kumar ....Petitioner Versus Pepsu Road Transport Corporation and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Ms. Anamika Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate for the respondents. HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral) 1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to grant pension and other retiral benefits to the petitioner under the PRTC Regulations, 1992 and to pay all the arrears along with interest @ 12%. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner has been working as a Conductor in PRTC. A charge-sheet dated 13.05.1999 was issued to him on the allegations of suspected fraud of Rs.132/- and indiscipline. The Enquiry Officer vide report dated 30.08.2001 exonerated the petitioner from the allegation of fraud and only the charge of indiscipline was held proved. Despite the said finding, the petitioner was dismissed from service vide order d