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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARPREET SINGH BRAR
Kulwant Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.
1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned orders issued vide letters dated 29.05.2025 and 17.06.2025 (Annexure P-5 & P-6, respectively) passed by respondent No.2.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner is mainly aggrieved by the action of the respondents in failing to fix the pension of the petitioner and to release the retiral dues thereof despite a lapse of period of ten years since his superannuation on 31.03.2024. Further still, the petitioner is equally aggrieved by impugned order dated 29.05.2025 passed by respondent No.2 thereby again directing the petitioner to approach respondent No.3 for the redressal of his grievance instead of doing the needful in terms of the directions issued by this Court on 02.05.2025 in CWP No.12295 of 2025. He further submits that the petitioner has rendered more than 36 years of service and his work and conduct always remained satisfactory and he has retired way back on 31.03.2024.
Similarly situated employees have already been granted the benefit of the pension with effect from th
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