IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 13.02.2025 Mohinder Kaur ..Petitioner Versus The Punjabi University, Patiala ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY Present: Ms. Vidushi Kumar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. H. S. Batth, Advocate, for the respondent-University.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner appointed on 17.10.2003 as a Clerk in the respondent University on adhoc basis, was regularized in service vide order dated 18.12.2014, Annexure P-9 and thus, prays for counting of that rendered prior thereto towards family pension as well as the other retiral benefits and release the same accordingly based on the judgment in Harbans Lal vs. State of Punjab and others , CWP-2371 of 2010, decided on 31.08.2010, against which SLP was also dismissed, which learned counsel for the respondents despite best efforts was unable to controvert regards the factual position and draw out any distinctive aspects in the aforementioned judgments or cite any contrary law. The relevant thereof reads thus: -

“ 9. Mr. Shalender Mohan, Advocate for the petitioner has further argued that this issue has been considered in a number of judgments whil