DR MITTAR PAL SINGH SIDHU vs PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA AND ORS

183. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18367-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 Dr. Mittar Pal Singh Sidhu .... Petitioner Versus Punjabi University Patiala and others .... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Kinshu Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. ----- NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The instant petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to sanction, fix and release all outstanding pensionary and retiral dues of the petitioner, including gratuity, leave encashment, arrears of pension and all other consequential monetary benefits in accordance with law, who retired from Punjabi University, Patiala on 30.04.2024 (Annexure P-4) from the post of Cycling Coach, along with all consequential retiral benefits. Further seeking directions to the respondents to fix and revise the pay and pensionary benefits of the petitioner by granting him the same pay-scale parity and consequential service/retiral benefits as have been granted to similarly situated Coaches of the Sports Department in terms of the judgments dated 11.05.2015 in CWP No.3874 of