ANITA RANI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-7879-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (131-1) CWP-7879-2026 Date of decision:- 06.05.2026 ANITA RANI ... PETITIONER VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present:- Ms. Veena Hooda, Advocate for the petitioner. **** SUVIR SEHGAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) scheduled an e- auction of residential properties at Sonipat on 28.01.2026. Petitioner deposited the requisite charges and participated in the auction process. She was the sole bidder for 420 sq. yards plot bearing No.2200 P in Sector 23 at Sonipat. Instead of allotment, petitioner was informed by a WhatsApp message, Annexure P-5, that the auction has been cancelled on administrative grounds. 2. Counsel for the petitioner has made a reference to the terms of the e-auction policy dated 19.09.2025, Annexure P-6, to contend that the auction could not have been cancelled without giving any justifiable reason. 3. Advance copy of the petition has been served upon the respondents, who have appeared through Mr. Deepak Bhardwaj, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. State counsel urges that