CWP No.4025 of 1990 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.4025 of 1990 Date of decision: 09.02.2010 Hargopal ............Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and another ..........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH -.- Present: Mr. Roopak Bansal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Paramjit Singh Batta, Addl. A.G., Haryana. ALOK SINGH, J. 1. By way of present petition, petitioner is assailing the order dated 20.12.1989 (Annexure P-2) by which petitioner was compulsorily retired. 2. Undisputedly, at the time of passing of the impugned order dated 20.12.1989, petitioner was aged about 55 years. Now, he cannot be reinstated in the service because he must have attained the age of superannuation. There would be no change in post retiral benefits even if order impugned is CWP No.4025 of 1990 -2- quashed. 3. This is a settled principle of law that order granting the premature retirement/compulsorily retirement is neither a punitive nor a stigmatic. 4. Learned Counsel appearing for the respondents states that petitioner has expired and is not alive. In the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, I do not find any ground to invoke my jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 5. The petition is dismissed with no order as to costs. ( ALOK SINGH ) JUDGE 09.02.2010 ashish