IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DECIDED ON: 04.12.2025 SURENDER PAL SINGH RANA .....PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL Present: Mr. Sandeep Panwar, Advocate for the petitioner(s)

Mr. Deepak Balyan, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

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SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J (ORAL)

This writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of appropriate writ, order or direction especially a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to release the amount of gratuity alongwith 18% interest from the date of retirement till the date of payment to the petitioner.

Today affidavit of Devender Dahiya, Engineer-in-Chief Public Health Engineering Department Haryana has been filed on behalf of respondent No.3, the same is taken on record. Copy of the same has been furnished to the counsel opposite.

Learned State Counsel has drawn the attention of this Court on paragraph No. 6 of the affidavit wherein it has been narrated that the Treasury Officer Gurugram vide Memo No.1454 dated 13.11.2025 (R-2) asked the petitioner to present the requisite documents and thereafter, Rs. 1000