RENU MALHOTRA vs STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

CWP-25457-2014 -1- 123 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-25457-2014 Date of Decision : 06.05.2026 RENU MALHOTRA .....Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Ms. Promila Nain, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Mohinder S.Nain, Advocate, Mr. Pranab Bansal, Advocate, Ms. Saloni, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Bhupender Singh, Addl.AG, Haryana. Mr. Anand Kumar Bishnoi, Advocate for respondent no.4. Mr. Saurabh Arora, Advocate and Mr. Varinder Kumar, Advocate, for respondent no.5. KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(Oral) 1. Through the instant petition, cast under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of the orders/directions dated 05.12.2012 (Annexure P-14) and 21.07.2014 (Annexure P-16), passed by respondents no.2 and 3 respectively, whereby the entire gratuity amount on account of demise of one Lalit Kumar Khanna, brother of the petitioner, has been ordered to be released in favour of respondent no.5 (wife). DHARAM VIR 2026.05.09 14:24 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-25457-2014 -2- 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that through res