IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH.

209 CWP-7510-2017 (O&M).

Date of Decision: 07.07.2025.

TEJ RAM ... Petitioner(s)

Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ.

Present: Mr. B.K. Bagri, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Rahul Dev, Addl. A.G. Haryana.

VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (ORAL)

Prayer in the present petition is for directing the respondents to count petitioner’s service rendered on daily wage for grant of retiral benefits and to release the revised retiral benefits along with interest @18% per annum.

2 The facts arising from the present petition are that the Petitioner was appointed on daily wages in August, 1987 and he worked continuously till 31.03.1993. Later on, his services were regularized on the post of Mali cum Chowkidar in the office of Respondent no.5. The petitioner retired on 31.07.2014. After his retirement, a PPO number was issued by Respondent no.2, however the retiral benefits were paid only after taking into consideration the regular service period i.e. from 01.04.1993 to 31.07.2014 and the daily wage service rendered by the petitioner was not counted for computing retiral benefits.

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