RAJ SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

CWP No. 20950 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (115) CWP No. 20950 of 2026 Date of Decision: 14.07.2026 Raj Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Dr. Jaiveer Singh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. **** KIRTI SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing of the order 30.5.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the learned Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Bhiwani, whereby the gratuity claim of the petitioner was decided on the basis of his initial salary instead of his last drawn salary, and the order dated 26.5.2026 (Annexure P-5) passed by the learned Appellate Authority (respondent No. 3), whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner against the order dated 30.5.2025 was dismissed. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as a Clerk in the office of District Protect Coordinator SSA Rewari vide HPSPP letter No. 1305 to 1307-SSA dated 25.7.2003 on contract basis, and joined his duties on 31.7.2023. Subsequently, after completion of