IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-3933-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 10.02.2026 Ravinder Kaur ... Petitioner Vs.

State of Punjab and others ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sarthak Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Vikram Preet Arora, Advocate for respondents No.4 & 5.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. 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 mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to continue with General Provident Fund Scheme and to grant him pensionary benefits as applicable to the employees recruited prior to 01.01.2004 along with all the consequential benefits. It is further prayed to direct the respondents to count the entire service rendered by the petitioner on contract basis before regularization for the purpose of qualifying service for pension and other retiral benefits in view of Rule 2(J) of Punjab Municipal Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1994 (for short ‘1994 Rules’).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that th