VEENA AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 206-2 CWP-20802-2022 Date of decision : 14.07.2026 Veena and others ….Petitioners V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. H.S. Dhindsa, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Raghav Garg, A.A.G., Punjab. Mr. Sanjeev Soni, Advocate with Mr. Sarthak Soni, Advocate for respondents No.4 & 5. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners have filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to release the revised and up-to date death-cum-terminal benefits, gratuity, provident fund, leave encashment, ex-gratia grant of Rs.14,00,000/- with interest @ 18% per annum w.e.f. November, 2013 to the petitioners (who are legal heirs of deceased employee-Deepa) as the benefits released to the petitioners are only partial payment released to them after more than 09 years and that too without interest. 2. Learned counsel for the parties are ad idem that all the retiral dues of the deceased employee-Deepa, who was working as Sweeper in the Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, have been released to his le