IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

208 Date of Decision: February 04, 2026 Daya Nand Sangwan .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Raman B. Garg with Mr. Mayank Garg and Ms. Komal Parveen, Advocates for the petitioner.

Mr. Piyush Khanna, Addl. AG, Haryana.

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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to release unpaid/withheld retiral benefits i.e. gratuity, commutation of pension with interest @ 18% per annum. Further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to pay the petitioner 2nd ACP grade pay w.e.f. 01.02.2007 on completion of 20 years of regular satisfactory service under the provisions of Haryana Civil Services (Assured Career Progression) Rules, 2008 with all consequential benefits including arrears with interest @ 18% per annum, in the wake of order dated 09.01.2017 (Annexure P-18).

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner retired from service on 30.06.2012 whil