P&H: Sets aside cryptic order denying previous service benefits, orders fresh decision
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside an order rejecting a university employee’s request for counting previous service benefits, finding that the decision was a non-speaking and cryptic order passed without reasons.
The petitioner, Dr. Nirmal Singh, had approached the court under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the order dated 25 August 2025 by which his request for previous service benefits was declined. His counsel argued that the authorities had not properly considered his claim and had rejected it with only a one-line response.
It was also pointed out that an identically placed employee had earlier approached...
