108 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 16.02.2026 Kamlesh ....Petitioner Versus Managing Director, UHBVNL and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioner.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order/memo dated 21.12.2020 (Annexure P-4) passed by the respondents.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that husband of the petitioner was appointed on 24.04.1979. His service was regularized as T-Mate on 20.05.1986. He was subsequently promoted to Assistant Lineman, then Lineman and finally as Assistant Foreman in the year 2009. The husband of the petitioner was retired from service as AFM on 30.04.2013 on attaining the age of superannuation. After retirement, the complete retiral benefits including gratuity, leave encashment and commutation of pension were not released to him. The husband of the petitioner unfortunately died on 14.11.2017 (Annexure P-1). Thereafter, the petitioner sta