STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. vs HARDIAL SINGH

RSA-1823-1997 (O&M) --1-- 121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RSA-1823-1997 (O&M) Decided on:-13.07.2026 State of Punjab and others ….Appellants.. vs. Hardial Singh ….Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Arun Jindal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab. None for the respondent. ***** HARKESH MANUJA J. (Oral) 1. By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to the judgments and decrees dated 01.08.1995 and 02.12.1996 passed by both the Courts, whereby, the suit for declaration and mandatory injunction filed at the instance of respondent-plaintiff, was decreed in his favour and appeal filed by the appellants-defendants was dismissed. 2. Briefly stating, the respondent-plaintiff served in schools under the District Board from 31.08.1953 to 30.09.1957. After the Punjab Government took over the District Board schools on 01.10.1957, the plaintiff became a government employee with an assurance that his previous service would be counted for all service benefits. He retired on 30.06.1986 as Head Master from Government High School Dharampura, but while settling his retirement benefits, the defendants failed to consider his District SONI