SARLA DEVI vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 140 CWP-17890-2026 Date of decision : 29.05.2026 Sarla Devi ….Petitioner V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. G.S. Madaan, Advocate for the petitioner. **** NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 04.06.2014 (Annexure P-2), passed by respondent No.3, vide which the petitioner’s husband, late Sh. Achhar Singh, was wrongly dismissed from service and for quashing the order dated 12.06.2025 (Annexure P-9), passed by respondent No.3, whereby the claim of the petitioner for releasing the gratuity, remaining salary, pension, retiral and other service benefits of petitioner’s late husband, has been rejected. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.3 to release gratuity, remaining salary, pension, retiral and other service benefits of the late husband of the petitioner. 2. After arguing the case for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to