JUDGMENT :

(Ranjan Sharma, J.)

Notice. Mr. Vishal Panwar, learned Additional Advocate General, appears and waives service of notice on behalf of respondents No.1 & 2.

2. With the consent of the parties, the instant writ petition is taken up for disposal, at this stage, in view of the peculiar facts as borne out from the pleadings.

3. The petitioner has filed the instant writ petition with the following prayer(s):-

“(i) That the Respondents may kindly be directed to release the gratuity and Leave Encashment due to the Petitioners with interest immediately, in the interest of justice.”

4. The case of the petitioners is that they were appointed as Lecturers (College Cadre) in subjects of History, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Hindi on different dates as mentioned in Para 3 of the writ petition in 95% Government Aided Privately Managed College i.e. Shri Vishnu S.D. College, Bhatoli, District Una. The petitioners retired from the service of the aforesaid college on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.03.2017, 30.06.2018, 31.03.2012, 31.03.2016 and 29.02.2000 as mentioned in Para 4 of the writ petition.

5. The question as to whether the teachers of 95% Government Aided Privately Man