IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:28.04.2026 Shakuntala Kherata (Deceased) through LRs …Petitioner(s)

Versus B.P.S. Mahila Vishwavidyalaya and others …Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present:- Mr. R.K. Malik, Senior Advocate with Mr. Varun Veer Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Karan Singh Sandhu, Advocate for respondent no.1 Mr. Aakash Singla, Additional Advocate General, Haryana TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral)

The petition has been filed inter alia seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to grant interest on the delayed payment of retiral benefits to the petitioner.

2. Learned senior counsel contended that the petitioner was initially appointed as Senior Lecturer on 01.08.1972 in B.P.S. College of Education which was an aided institution of the Government of Haryana. After establishment of the University in 2006, the College became its constituent and the petitioner’s services were also taken over by the University. She kept on working there and superannuated as Senior Lecturer with effect from 30.11.2007. The due retiral benefits of pension and leave encashment were released to her after an inordinate de