DR VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA AND ANR vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS

CWP-31965-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 106/1 CWP-31965-2025 Date of Decision: 07.05.2026 DR. VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA AND ANOTHER …Petitioner(s) Versus STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA Present:- Mr. Jatender Nara, Advocate with Mr. Rajat Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Sahni, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral) The petition has been filed, inter alia, seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to release pensionary benefits to the petitioners under the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). 2. The petitioners approached this Court with a grievance that the petitioners were appointed as Lecturer (College Cadre) in the respondent/Department pursuant to the advertisement published on 16.07.2005. Initially they were made members of the New Pension Scheme (NPS), but later the Government issued an office memorandum dated 08.05.2023, Annexure P-4, whereunder an option was given to the employees who have been appointed in response to an advertisement issued prior to 28.10.2005, to opt for the OPS under the provisions of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume II [now