PANT RAJ SACHDEV vs INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY ETC.

CWP-6429-2001 -1- 203 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-6429-2001 Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Pant Raj Sachdev (since deceased) through his LRs ....Petitioners Versus The Indian Red Cross Society and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. R.D. Bawa, 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 respondents to release the retiral benefits of the petitioners and arrears of pay on account of pay revision together with interest @ 18% per annum as the same have been illegally withheld since 13.04.1999 i.e. the date of superannuation of the petitioner. A prayer has also been made for directions to the respondent for release of release the pay/revised pay accrued to the petitioner from July, 1986 to 13.04.1999 with interest @ 18% per annum. Further, for quashing the decision of the respondents as discernible from letter dated 19.02.1987 (Annexure P-12) illegally declaring the petitioner absent fr