Authority: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh
Order Date: 16 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Jagseer Singh filed a petition under Article 226 seeking a writ of mandamus to regularise his services as Mali at Bathinda Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., asserting he joined on 01 Oct 2012 through outsourcing and on a daily‑wage basis from 01 Oct 2018.
- Respondents: Bathinda Central Cooperative Bank Ltd. and others.
- The petitioner also served a legal notice on the respondents dated 27 April 2026, which remained pending consideration.
- The petition requested the court to direct the respondents to consider and decide the legal notice within a time‑bound framework.
Final Outcome
- The Court disposed of the petition without addressing its substantive merits.
- It directed Respondent No.2 (the Bank) to consider and decide the legal notice dated 27‑04‑2026, to pass a speaking (reasoned) order after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, preferably within four months from receipt of the certified copy of this order.
- The decision taken on the legal notice must be conveyed to the petitioner.
Topics: Employment Regularisation, Court Order