121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Date of decision: 08.01.2026

Sona ....Petitioner

Versus

Managing Director, Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

Limited and others ...Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR

Present: Sandeep Thakan, Advocate

for the petitioner.

Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Advocate, Ms. Manreet Kaur, Advocate and

Ms. Amisha Rana, Advocate

for respondents No.1 to 3-UHBVN.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release the interest accrued on account of delayed payment pension and pensionary benefits of her husband as well as the family pension granted to her as per the office memorandum/instructions (Annexure P-

3).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that husband of the petitioner-Ram Dia served the respondent-UHBVN as an Assistant Foreman and met with an accident causing a disability to the extent of 80%, while in service. Consequently, he was compulsorily retired w.e.f. 16.02.1996 i.e. the date of declaration of disability by the relevant authorities. Ram Dia ultimately pa