IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Babu Ram ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents Reserved on: 20.01.2026 Pronounced on: 23.01.2025 Uploaded on: 23.01.2025 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. Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate for the petitioner (through V.C.). Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

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 certiorari for quashing of order dated 09.12.2021 (Annexure P-8), whereby his claim for pension was rejected. The petitioner further seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to treat the option for pension exercised by him pursuant to the Punjab Government’s letter dated 14.11.2011 (Annexure P-4) as valid, and to release his monthly pension along with arrears from the date of his retirement, together with interest at the rate of 18% per annum and all consequential benefits.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contended that th