KARNAIL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 219 CWP-22596-2022 Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Karnail Singh .....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present : Mr. Gurvinder Pal Singh, Advocate for Mr. P.S. Khurana, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Swapan Shorey, DAG, 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 certiorari, for quashing the order dated 18.06.2020 (Annexure P-5), passed by respondent No.4, declining the claim of the petitioner for the grant of benefit of pension and pensionary benefits with effect from 01.01.2018 as has been granted to the similarly situated employees. Further, a writ of mandamus has been sought for directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of benefits as has been admitted by the respondents in Civil Appeal No.12198 of 2018 titled as 'Darshan Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others', along with all consequential benefits. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that all the retiral dues of the petitioner have been rel