IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

114 CWP-9621-2026 DATE OF DECISION: 01.04.2026 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND OTHERS …..Petitioners Versus SANTO DEVI AND ANOTHER ... Respondents CWP-9625-2026 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND OTHERS …..Petitioners Versus KIRAN BALA AND ANOTHER ... Respondents CWP-9627-2026 INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND OTHERS …..Petitioners Versus BALBIR SINGH AND ANOTHER ... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Brij Mohan Vinayak, Advocate and Mr. Kunal Vinayak, Advocate for the petitioners.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (ORAL)

1. All the petitions, the details of which are mentioned in the heading, involve common point of law and common set of facts, hence, they are being dealt together. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being taken from CWP-9621-

2026.

2. In the present petition, the challenge is to the common order dated 25.08.2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal Chandigarh Bench (for short – ‘the Tribunal’) wherein the benefit of pension/family pension as the case may be, have been given in favour of the priva