IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Chandro Devi ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents Reserved on: 26.11.2025 Pronounced on: 28.11.2025 Uploaded on: 28.11.2025 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? No Whether full judgment is pronounced? Yes CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Nitesh Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Ms. Sunint Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.4 HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J.

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent-department to accept the petitioner’s option for pension and grant her monthly pension under the Punjab Municipal Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1994 along with all consequential benefits.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

2. Briefly stated, petitioner, Smt. Chandro Devi, was appointed on a regular basis as a Class-IV Safai Sewak (Sweeper) with the Respondent-

Department on 06.10.1980. After rendering 43 years, 5 months, and 26 days of continuous, satisfactory, and unblemished service, she superannuated