SANJEEV GUPTA vs UTTAR HARYANA BIJLI VITRAN NIGAM AND ANOTHER

121 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-14160-2026 Date of decision: 07.05.2026 Sanjeev Gupta ....Petitioner Versus Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Garvit Mittal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Sukhdeep Parmar, 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 pensionary benefits i.e. gratuity and commutation of pension accrued to the petitioner on account of having rendered service for more than three decades with the respondents along with the interest to the tune of 18% interest from the date of his retirement. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia contends that the petitioner superannuated on 31.01.2021 (Annexure P-1) and withholding of pensionary benefits despite the quashing of the disciplinary proceedings is illegal and arbitrary. The respondents are bound to follow the law laid down by this Court in CWP No.3442 of 2022 titled as Satish Kumar Ruhil Vs. Go