IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-28513-2025 (O&M)

Date of decision: 23.09.2025 Bikker Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Ms. Meenu, Advocate for the petitioner (through video conferencing)

Mr. Vikas Arora, DAG, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 2.

Ms. Deepika Bagri, Advocate for respondents No.3 and 4.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR J. (Oral)

1. Prayer in this writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondents to count the qualifying service of the petitioners for grant of pensionary benefits w.e.f. date of joining the Corporation instead of date when they started contributing towards Provident Fund (CPF) for the first time. It is further prayed that the petitioner be held entitled to the revision of pension and also the arrears along with interest from the date the same was due.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter alia, contends that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Conductor on ad hoc basis on 30.03.1982 with PEPSU Road Transport Corporation, Barnala Depot, and hi