DILIP KUMAR MEHTA vs THE PUNJAB STATE FEDERATION OF COOPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LTD AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 207 CWP-12474-2019 Date of decision : 15.07.2026 Dilip Kumar Mehta ..…Petitioner V/S The Punjab State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills Limited and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate for the petitioner (through video conferencing). Mr. Yash Tayal, Advocate for respondent No.1. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing/setting aside the reply dated 26.03.2019 (Annexure P-8) to the legal notice served by the petitioner. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the petitioner his last pay by 132% DA; DA on revised retirement benefits; leave encashment for 240 days under the rules along with interest @ 18% per annum on the delayed amount of retiral benefits and other dues. 2. Brief facts of the case, as have been pleaded in the petition, are that initially, the petitioner was appointed as Manufacturing Chemist in Punjab Khand Udyog Ltd. w.e.f. 07.11.1984 and his services were confirmed