IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

218 CWP-681-2022 Date of Decision: February 19, 2026 Nahar Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS Punjab State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Lovedev Singh, Advocate for Mr. Shiv Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Satyam Tandon, Advocate for the respondent.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus for directing the respondent to release the interest @ 18% on account of release of payment of leave encashment after a delayed period of more than 16 years of his retirement/superannuation withhold by the respondent.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, submits that the petitioner superannuated from service on 30.09.2005 on the post of Field Officer, whereas his retiral dues towards leave encashment etc. were paid only on 20.09.2021, as is discernible from Annexure P-4. During service, the petitioner faced two departmental proceedings i.e. charge-sheets dated 30.05.2000 and 18.07.2003, which stood conc