DARSHAN SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CWP No. 21468 of 2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (108) CWP No. 21468 of 2026 Date of Decision: 16.07.2026 Darshan Singh ......Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE KIRTI SINGH Present: Mr. Parampreet Singh Paul, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Aakanksha Gupta, AAG, Punjab. **** KIRTI SINGH, J. (ORAL) 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking direction upon the respondent No.3 to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner in case titled as “Darshan Singh Versus Jaswinder Kaur and Other” (Annexure P-2), which is pending adjudication for 20.07.2026; exercising the power to decide the matter/appeals under the Maintenance and Welfare Tribunal of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007; in a time bound manner. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a senior citizen and is unable to maintain himself due to old age ailments. It is submitted that respondents no.5 & 6 (daughter and son-in-law of the petitioner) are residing in the house of the petitioner and are allegedly harassing him and preventing him from accessing his ow