IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Managing Director, UHBVNL and ors. ..Appellants Versus Ratan Lal ..Respondent Reserved on: 05.05.2026 Pronounced on: 08.05.2026 Uploaded on: 13.05.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Ms. Manreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Sanjeev Kaushik, Advocates for the appellants.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA , J.

1. The present regular second appeal is preferred against judgment and decree dated 14.05.2024 passed by learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division), Karnal, as well as judgment and decree dated 12.01.2026 passed by learned District Judge, Karnal, whereby, civil suit filed by the respondent was decreed in his favour and appeal filed by the appellants, was dismissed respectively.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case as per civil suit are that civil suit was filed by the respondent seeking decree for declaration alongwith consequential relief of mandatory injunction to the effect that the respondent is entitled to count the entire service rendered by him as daily wager w.e.f 1979 to

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