ANJALI AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 120 CRWP-7564-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.06.2026 ANJALI AND ANOTHER ..... Petitioners Vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMARI Present: Mr. A.P.S. Chhibber, Advocate and Mr. Abhishek Malhotra, Advocate for Mr. Ravi Malhotra, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Adeshwar Singh Pannu, AAG, Punjab. *** RAMESH KUMARI, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents No.1 to 3 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondent No. 5 and to take action on their representation dated 16.06.2026 (Annexure P-5). 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have recently filed a representation on 16.06.2026 before the Commissioner of Police, District Ludhiana, (Annexure P-5) raising their grievances as mentioned in the present petition but the same has not yet been considered and no action has been taken thereon. He further submitted that at this stage, the petitioners would be satisfied if approp