BALVIR SINGH AND ANR vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 127+133(2 cases) Date of decision:29.05.2026 1. CWP-17711-2026 Balvir Singh and another .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents 2. CWP-17809-2026 Ravinder Singh and others .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Abhishek Singla and Ms. Preetleen Kaur, Advocates for the petitioners in both cases. Mr. Ishan Kaushal, AAG Punjab. Ms. Jasvir Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.3 in CWP-17711- 2026 (MOA filed). HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the aforesaid writ petitions are being taken up together for adjudication, as they arise out of a common set of facts and involve identical questions of law. PUNEET CHAWLA 2026.05.29 19:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 2 However, for the sake of brevity and convenience, the facts are being extracted from CWP-17711-2026. 2. The present writ petition(s) has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to regularize