IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision.:11.02.2025 Tarsem Lal …..Pe--oner Vs.

State of Punjab and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Mohit Sharma, Advocate for the appellant.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

Pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner was serving as Assistant Operator in the office of MARKFED, Kapurthala and re(cid:27)red on 23.09.2014 on a,aining the age of superannua(cid:27)on. However, extension of service for one year was granted to him on the same post. A charge-sheet was served upon him on 18.02.2015 and later, the pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner voluntarily re(cid:27)red on 29.05.2015.

2. Learned counsel contends that charges against the pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner were not proved and that the pensionary benefits i.e. gratuity and leave encashment of ₹8,46,940/- were received by the pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner in his bank account on 18.04.2019.

3. By way of this pe(cid:27)(cid:27)on, prayer is made by the pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner for direc(cid:27)ng the respondents to release the interest on payment of the pensionary benefits for the delayed period.

4. It is evident that pensionary benefits were released to the pe(cid:27)(cid:27)oner