IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

214 CWP-246-2020 (O&M)

Date of Decision: February 17, 2026 Ram Gopal ....Petitioner VERSUS Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Limited ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Pushpanjali Bisht, Advocate for Mr. Daman Dhir, 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 certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 13.12.2019 (Annexure P-1) vide which the representation dated 24.07.2018 (Annexure P-8) has been wrongly rejected by respondent and claim of interest on delayed payment of gratuity has been denied. Further praying for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to pay the interest amount to Rs.74,996/- @10% on delayed payment of Gratuity amount of Rs.4,40,058/- for the period 01.05.2016 to 22.05.2017 and Rs.1,91,619/- from the period from 01.05.2016 to 23.02.2018 which was wrongly and deliberately delayed.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, sub