Punjab PWD Secretary Penalized ₹1 Lakh for Unlawfully Denying Promotion to Employee: Punjab and Haryana High Court

In a significant ruling, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has imposed a cost of Rs. 1 Lakh on the Secretary of the Punjab Public Works Department (PWD) for illegally depriving Sukhpreet Singh, a Sub Divisional Engineer, of his rightful promotion to the post of Executive Engineer. Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu delivered the judgment, emphasizing that the actions of the respondents were "grossly illegal," and the cost was imposed both…