Purushotam Lal Garg v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-24555-2025; decided 25.08.2025; Sandeep Moudgil, J. (oral); Purushotam Lal Garg v. State of Haryana and others; Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; delayed payment of pension arrear Rs. 18,08,412/- (Annexure P-6); interest @ 8% per annum from due date to realization; representation dated 22.05.2025 (Annexure P-9); direction to decide within one month by speaking order in accordance with law; copy within one week; Additional Advocate General Sushil Bhardwaj; advocate Sandeep Panwar; petition disposed of with directions; no monetary relief granted; interest claim left unadjudicated; liberty to approach Court again.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: the respondent-State to decide the representation dated 22.05.2025 (Annexure P-9) within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order by passing a speaking order in accordance with law; copy of the speaking order to be communicated to the petitioner within one week thereafter; petitioner at liberty to approach the Court again if any grievance remains. The claim for interest @ 8% per annum on the pension arrear was not itself adjudicated.