THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE JALANDHAR vs MOHINDER KUMAR SHARMA AND ORS

LPA-1197-2018 (O&M) -1- 206-A IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA-1197-2018 (O&M) Date of decision: 12.05.2026 THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, JALANDHAR ...Appellant(s) VERSUS MOHINDER KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS ...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. Prateek Pandit, 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 12.03.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge in Civil Writ Petition No.1521 of 2014. 2. Respondent No.1-Mohinder Kumar Sharma, who was working as a Process Server, filed a writ petition seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the appellant to pay interest @ 18% per annum on the delayed payment of Gratuity with effect from 31.05.2007 i.e. the date of his retirement, till 29.10.2013, when the aforesaid benefit was paid to him. 3. The learned Single Judge allowed the said writ petition vide judgment dated 12.03.2018 and directed the appellant to pay interest @ 9