BAKSHISH SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CWP-PIL-84-2024 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-PIL-84-2024 (O&M) Reserved on : 17.04.2026 Pronounced on: 27.05.2026 Uploaded on : 27.05.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full Judgment is pronounced: Full Judgment BAKSHISH SINGH ... PETITIONER Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENTS CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present:- None for the petitioner. Mr. Vipan Pal Yadav, Additional A.G. Punjab. Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Addl. Solicitor General of India (through V.C.) Mr. Ashish Rawal, Sr. Panel counsel (arguing counsel) for respondent No.5-UOI. Mr. D.K. Prajapati, Advocate for Mr. R.S. Madan, Advocate for respondent No.6-NHAI. Mr. Navdeep Chhabra, Advocate (through V.C.) for respondents No.7 and 8. ***** SANJIV BERRY, J. 1. The petitioner proclaiming himself to be a public spirited person has preferred the instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in the nature of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for issuance of writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1 to 6 to stop and ban on the construction activities being undertaken in the flood