COCP Nos.1275, 1286, 1296 and 1304 of 2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 109 1. COCP No.1275 of 2026 Gurdev Singh .....Petitioner Versus Anurag Rastogi and others .....Respondents 2. COCP No.1286 of 2026 Harinder Singh .....Petitioner Versus Anurag Rastogi and others .....Respondents 3. COCP No.1296 of 2026 (O&M) Laxmi Narayan and another .....Petitioners Versus Anurag Rastogi and others .....Respondents 4. COCP No.1304 of 2026 (O&M) Bhagat Singh Phogat .....Petitioner Versus Anurag Rastogi and others .....Respondents Date of decision: April 8th, 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present: Mr. Randeep Singh and Ms. Mona Yadav, Advocates for Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate for the petitioners in COCP Nos.1275 and 1286 of 2026. PUNEET SACHDEVA 2026.04.09 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh COCP Nos.1275, 1286, 1296 and 1304 of 2026 (O&M) 2 Mr. Ankur Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioners in COCP Nos.1296 and 1304 of 2026. Mr. Raj Pratap Singh Brar, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana. VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL) 1. Learned counsel for the respondents-State, on instructions from Mr. Anil Kumar Dalal, Assistant Director, has submitted that sanction for payment of revised pension from the office of Principal Accountant General has been received and has further submitted that the payment will be made to the petitioners within a period of three weeks from today. It is further submitted that in case the said payment is not made and the petitioners have to revive the present petitions, then, in each of the petitions, an amount of ₹15,000/- will be paid by the respondents as litigation expenses. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners have submitted that in view of the same, the present petitions be disposed of but the respondents be bound by the statement made before this Court and liberty be granted to the petitioners to revive the petitions in case the respondents backtrack from the said statement. 3. Keeping in view the abovesaid facts and circumstances, the present petitions are disposed of. The respondents would be bound by the statement made before this Court. It would be open to the petitioners to revive the petitions in case the respondents backtrack from their statement and in said circumstances, as undertaken before this Court, the respondents would pay 15,000/- as litigation expenses in each of the petitions in ₹ addition to other action. PUNEET SACHDEVA 2026.04.09 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh COCP Nos.1275, 1286, 1296 and 1304 of 2026 (O&M) 3 4. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. April 8th, 2026 (VIKAS BAHL) Puneet JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No PUNEET SACHDEVA 2026.04.09 16:09 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh