P&H: Upholds 5% Permanent Pension Cut in departmental enquiry as petitioner not challenged findings
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Sudarshan Lal Arora, a retired Haryana Cooperative Department official, challenging a permanent 5% cut imposed on his pension. Justice Nidhi Gupta passed the order on September 22, 2026.
Arora had served as a Deputy Superintendent in the department. During his service, he allegedly approved the refund of 50% of the accumulation in the C.T.D. accounts of the Postal and R.M.S. Employees Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ambala Cantt., without permission from the competent authority. The department alleged that the action led to withdrawals of approximately Rs. 2 crore and...