HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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Ujagar Singh Saini (through LRs) ... Petitioner

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State Bank of Patiala & Ors. ... Respondents

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1. Judgment reserved on 28.10.2025 2. Judgment pronounced on 09.01.2026 3. Judgment uploaded on 12.01.2026

4. Whether operative or full judgment Full 5. Delay in pronouncement of full judgment and reasons, if any NA

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL

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Present: Mr. Inderjit Singh, Advocate for the petitioner

Mr. Anil K Ahuja, Advocate for the respondents

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Sandeep Moudgil, J.

Prayer

(1). The jurisdiction of this Court has been invoked under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, for issuing a writ of certiorari for quashing the orders dated 04.10.1996 and 11.06.1997 (Annexures P10 & P11) vide which the pension and retiral benefits have been denied to the petitioner. A further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to release an amount of Rs.2,37,540/- deducted from the provident fund dues payable to the petitioner as mentioned in the letter dated 26.10.1998 (Annexure P6), besides

other pensioner dues along with interest @ 18% p.a.

Contentions

On behalf of the petitioner

(2). Learned counsel for the pe