MAMAN RAM vs UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM LIMITED AND ORS

172 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-18446-2026 Date of decision: 29.05.2026 Maman Ram ....Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Shvetanshu Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Piyush Khanna, Advocate for the respondents. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to count the daily wage services rendered by the petitioner from 01.05.1979 to 23.06.1987 and work charge service rendered by the petitioner from 24.06.1987 to 04.05.1993 towards total length of service as qualifying service for the purpose of pension/pensionary benefits and retiral benefits. Further, directing the respondent authorities unreleased the entire re-fixed pension and pensionary benefits as per entitlement together with interest @18% per annum from the date of entitlement till the date of actual payment. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner was appointed on daily wa