IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 112 CWP-27270-2026 Date of decision : 26.08.2026 Kulwant Singh ….Petitioner V/S State of Punjab and others ….Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Kanish Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Rohit Ahuja, D.A.G., Punjab. **** NAMIT KUMAR , J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing/setting aside the orders dated 28.09.2023, 30.01.2024 & 19.03.2024 (Annexures P-2 to P-4), whereby the services rendered by the petitioner in the Department of Water Resources, Punjab and in the Punjab Water Resources Management Corporation Limited (earlier State Tubewell Corporation Limited) have been wrongly bifurcated and treated distinctly, thereby depriving the petitioner of his well-deserved pension and other retiral benefits. Further, seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to count the entire service, rendered by the petitioner in the Punjab Government and in the Punjab State Tubewell Corporation from the date of appointment till retirement, for the purpose of pension and all other retiral benefits and thereafter, to release the pension and other retiral benefits with interest as admissible to the petitioner. VINOD KOTHIYAL 2026.08.26 16:05 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document CWP-27270-2026 -2- 2. After arguing the case for sometime, learned counsel for the petitioner wishes to withdraw the instant petition with liberty to file a fresh one on the same cause of action with better particulars and by attaching legible/typed copies of Annexures P-1 & P-2 in a proper format/font. 3. Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty aforesaid. 26.08.2026 (NAMIT KUMAR) kothiyal JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether Reportable: Yes/No VINOD KOTHIYAL 2026.08.26 16:05 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document