GURINDERJIT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 159 CWP-18030-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 Dr. Gurinderjit Kaur .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. R.S. Bains, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sarabjot S. Cheema, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Siddharth Sandhu, AAG, Punjab. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to treat the resignation of the petitioner dated 19.10.2022 (Annexure P-12) as a technical resignation, since the same was tendered only to enable the petitioner to join another government post and not to abandon service; to grant the petitioner continuity of service and pay protection by counting the service rendered at respondent No.3-College and to grant the petitioner the benefit of old pension scheme, as she was selected through Punjab Public Service Commission in the year 2002, which is prior to the cut- off dated 01.01.2004 and direct the respondents to release earned leave encashment for 84 days standing to the credit of the petition