P&H: Quashes Post-Retirement Disciplinary Action, Orders Release of Dues With 6% Interest
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that an employer cannot initiate or continue disciplinary proceedings against a retired employee unless the governing rules or service regulations expressly authorize such action. Quashing a memorandum issued four days before his superannuation and directing release of his retiral benefits with interest.
Petitioner retired on October 31, 2025. On October 27, 2025, the respondent corporation issued a memorandum alleging negligence in execution of an agreement and later produced an order dated January 1, 2026 indicating a fact-finding enquiry. The petitioner argued that there was no legal mechanism to continue departmental proceedings after...
