222 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 20.01.2026 Kiranjit Kaur ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA Present: Mr. Amrik Singh, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rohit Ahuja, DAG, Punjab.

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DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA, J. (Oral)

In the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 29.01.2018 (Annexure P-24) vide which the period from 01.10.2011 to 28.02.2017 i.e. the date of retirement of the petitioner has been held to be non-duty period and she has not been held entitled to any backwages although being reinstated in service. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 14.11.2019 (Annexure P-26) vide which the appeal filed by the petitioner against order dated 29.01.2018 (Annexure P-24)

has been dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially working on 89 days basis since the year 1994 on the post of S.S. Mistress in the respondent-Department. The services of the petitioner were regularized on 14.05.1997. While the petitioner was in service as S.S. Mistress