Parbodh Sagar vs Punjab State Electricity Board And Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab & Haryana High Court's decision rejecting the writ petition challenging the premature retirement of the appellant under the Electricity Board's service rules. The Court found no evidence of malafides or uncommunicated adverse reports affecting the appellant's retirement, emphasizing that the appellant's performance evaluations were consistently average. The Court held that the decision for premature retirement was justified based on the appellant's failure to meet expected performance standards, thus affirming the High Court's ruling.