BALWAN SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

1 CWP-16383-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 122 CWP-16383-2026 Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 Balwan Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. G.S. Gopera, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Khanna, Addl. AG Haryana for the respondent-State. Mr. Vikrant Pamboo, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4. **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant the benefit of switching over to the Old Pension Scheme after PARUL VERMA 2026.05.25 10:22 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. 2 CWP-16383-2026 exercise of one-time option in terms of memorandum dated 08.05.2023 (Annexure P-6), on the ground that the petitioner is similarly situated to a large number of employees who have already been extended the said benefit pursuant to judgments dated 16.09.2024, 01.07.2025 and 12.01.2026 (Annexures P-7 to P-9). The denial of the same benefit to th