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JUDGMENT

C.A. @ SLP©No.25015 of 2011 1

NON-REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7113 OF 2014

(Arising out of SLP (C) No. 25015 of 2011)

D.D. TEWARI(D) THR. LRS.

……APPELLANTS

VERSUS

UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LTD. & ORS. …RESPONDENTS

J U D G M E N T

V.GOPALA GOWDA, J.

Leave granted.

2. Heard learned counsel on behalf of the parties.

The appellant (since deceased) is aggrieved by the

impugned order dated 14.03.2011 passed by the High

Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in LPA

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JUDGMENT

C.A. @ SLP©No.25015 of 2011 2

No. 1818 of 2010 in affirming the judgment of the

learned single Judge passed in C.W.P. No. 1048 of 2010

wherein he was not awarded interest for the delayed

payment of pension and gratuity amount, for which

he was legally entitled to. Therefore, the appellant

approached this Court for grant of interest on the

delayed payment on the retiral benefits of pension and

gratuity payable to him by the respondents.

3. The appellant was