ARJUN SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

142 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-16898-2026 Date of decision: 26.05.2026 Arjun Singh ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sandeep Thakan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Siddharth Gupta, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 5. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to count daily wages/work charge services for the purpose of old pension scheme benefit to the petitioner which rendered prior to regularization and grant the benefits as per old pension scheme after computing his service benefits. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner joined as a Gardener, a Class IV post on 01.10.1993 as a part time employee. Keeping in view his past service, he was regularized on 28.08.2006. Thereafter, the petitioner was promoted as Driver. The petitioner is still in service and going to retire in the year 2027. As such, the petitioner served a legal notice on 22.01.2025 (Annexure P-1