PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT CHANDIGARH THR ITS REGISTRAR vs PYARE LAL AND ANR

LPA-1512-2017 (O&M) -1- 206 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1512-2017 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.05.2026 PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT, CHANDIGARH THROUGH ITS REGISTRAR ...Appellant(s) VERSUS PYARE LAL AND ANOTHER ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI Present:- Mr. Munish Kapila, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Munish Jolly, Advocate and Ms. Himani Malik, Advocate for respondent No.1. **** JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral) 1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent Act for setting aside the judgment dated 05.07.2017 passed by the learned Single Judge in Civil Writ Petition No.19587 of 2016. 2. Respondent No.1-Pyare Lal, who was working as an Usher, filed a writ petition seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the appellant to pay compensatory interest @ 12% per annum on the delayed payment of Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and Leave Encashment for the period from 31.10.2011 i.e. the date of his retirement, till October, 2015, when the aforesaid benefits were paid to him. 3. The learned Single Judge allowed the said wri