Mohinder Pal Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mohinder Pal Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of in terms of the statement made: respondents no.3 (MD, HAFED) and no.4 (MD, Haryana State Warehousing Corporation) to decide the representations dated 04.06.2026 (Annexures P-10 and P-12) by speaking/reasoned orders in accordance with law within eight weeks after giving due opportunity of hearing, and to release any payment found due within four weeks thereafter; failing which the officer(s) concerned shall pay costs of Rs. 50,000 to the petitioner.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondents no.3 and no.4 should be directed to decide the petitioner's pending representations dated 04.06.2026 (Annexures P-10 and P-12) concerning the payment dues within a specified period, and release any payment found due.

Court's answer

Respondents no.3 and no.4 shall decide the pending representations dated 04.06.2026 (Annexures P-10 and P-12) by passing speaking/reasoned orders in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks, after giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

In case any payment is found due to the petitioner in terms of the decisions taken on the representations, the same shall be released within four weeks thereafter.

Key takeaways

If the order is not passed and the benefits found admissible are not released within the stipulated periods, the officer(s) concerned shall pay costs of Rs. 50,000 to the petitioner.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

CWP-21548-2026, High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 17.07.2026 (Tribhuvan Dahiya, J., Oral). Petitioner Mohinder Pal sought a writ of mandamus for release of pending payments for transportation, labour and cartage work carried out for the Food Department, HAFED, Haryana Warehouse and Food Corporation of India under District Yamunanagar pursuant to allotment letters dated 01.04.2022, 31.03.2023, 03.04.2024, 08.04.2025 and 30.03.2026 (Annexures P-2 to P-6); his representations dated 04.06.2026 (Annexures P-10 and P-12) were pending decision. Petition disposed of with respondents no.3 (Managing Director, Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited) and no.4 (Managing Director, Haryana State Warehousing Corporation) to decide the representations by speaking/reasoned orders in accordance with law within eight weeks after giving due opportunity of hearing, and to release any payment found due within four weeks thereafter; non-compliance within the stipulated periods attracts costs of Rs. 50,000 from the officer(s) concerned.

CWP-21548-2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

119 CWP-21548-2026 Date of Decision: 17.07.2026

MOHINDER PAL …Petitioner(s)

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS …Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA

Present:- M r. Anurag Chopra, Advocate f o r the petitioner.

TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA, J. (Oral)

The petition has been filed, i nter alia , seeking a writ o f mandamus di r ecting the respondents to rel e ase the pending payment du e towards the p etitioner regarding the work a l lotted to him for carrying ou t transportation , labour and cartage work for t he Food Department, HAFED , Haryana Wa r ehouse and Food Corporat i on of India under Distric t Yamunanagar , pursuance to allotment letters dated 01.04.2022, 31.03.2023 , 03.04.2024, 0 8 .04.2025 and 30.03.2026, Ann e xures P-2 to P-6, respectively. 2. Learned counsel for the petitio n er submits that the grievanc e raised herein i s pending for appropriate deci s ion before the respondents. A t this stage, the petitioner will be satisfied in c ase respondents no.3 and 4 ar e directed to de c ide the pending representations concerning the payments, date d 04.06.2026, A n nexures P-10 and P-12, within a specified period. 3. N otice of motion.

M r. Bhupender Singh, Addition a l Advocate General, Haryana , accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/St a te and submits that the pendin g AMAN DUA2026.07.22 14:22 representation s , dated 04.06.2026, Annexu r e P-10, will be decided b y I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judicial document

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respondent no.3/Managing Director, Haryana State Co-operative Supply an d Marketing Fe d eration Limited, and dated 04. 0 6.2026, Annexure P-12, will b e decided by re s pondent no.4/Managing Direc t or, Haryana State Warehousin g Corporation, b y passing a speaking/reasoned orders in accordance with la w within a period of eight weeks after giving d u e opportunity of hearing to th e petitioner, an d in case any payment is fou n d due to him in terms of th e decisions take n , the same will also be released within four weeks thereafter. 5. I n view of the statement made, l e arned counsel for the petitione r has no objecti o n to the petition being dispose d of in terms thereof. 6. O rdered accordingly.

I n case the order is not passed a n d the benefits found admissibl e are not releas e d within the stipulated period s , the officer(s) concerned shal l pay costs of ₹ 5 0,000 to the petitioner.

		(TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA) JUDGE
17.07.2026
Ad
	Whether speaking/reasoned	Yes/No
	Whether reportable	Yes/No

AMAN DUA 2026.07.22 14:22 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this judicial document