AFTAB AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-5188-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (167 ) CRWP-5188-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 04.05.2026 AFTAB AND ANOTHER ... Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Sarvesh Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the petitioners Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Senior DAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, 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.4 to 6 and to take action on their representation dated 02.05.2026 (Annexure P-5). 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have recently filed a representation on 02.05.2026 before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur (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 AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.04 19:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment. CRWP-5188-2026 (O&M) (2) taken thereo