Chandigarh, April 20 -- The high court has directed the Punjab government to grant and release all up-to-date pending instalments of dearness allowance (DA) to all its employees and pensioners at the rates paid to the members of the All India Services (IAS/IPS/IFS) officers serving in the state on the Central government pattern by June 30.

The bench of justice Harpreet Singh Brar also quashed the February 18, 2025, letter issued by the state finance department that mandated segregation of pensioners into three different categories for payment of arrears of revised pension and DA, delaying release to younger pensioners.

The chief secretary has been directed to ensure scrupulous compliance and file a report on July 2. The judgment was pas...