PARAMJIT KAUR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 124 CWP-13944-2026 Date of decision : 06.05.2026 Paramjit Kaur ....Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Surya Kumar, A.A.G., 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 issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to count daily wage service of the petitioner’s husband w.e.f. 01.02.1985 to 14.09.2018 as qualifying service for grant/release of leave encashment as the same has already been considered for payment of gratuity and further, to release the balance/remaining amount of gratuity by considering the total service w.e.f. 01.02.1985 to 14.09.2018 i.e. 33 years, 07 months and 13 days and to release all the arrears of leave encashment and gratuity from the date of entitlement along with interest @ 18% per annum. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although, the service rendered by the husband of the petitioner as daily wager has been taken into consideration for the grant of gra