GAGANDEEP PHUTELA vs UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

CWP-12328-2026 & CWP-12346-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 118+119 (2 cases) CWP-12328-2026 Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 Gagandeep Phutela …Petitioner Versus Union of India and others …Respondents And CWP-12346-2026 Gagandeep Phutela …Petitioner Versus Union of India and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Mohit Kakkar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India (through video conferencing) with Ms. Neha Sharma, Senior Panel Counsel for Union of India-respondent No.1 Mr. Teginder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.5-State Bank of India (in CWP-12328-2026) and for respondent No.4-Punjab National Bank (in CWP-12346-2026) Mr. Brajesh Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.4 (in CWP-12328-2026) *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. As common issues are involved in the captioned petitions, with the consent of both sides, the same are hereby disposed of by this common order. For the sake of brevity and convenience, facts are borrowed from CWP No.12328 of 2026. 2. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respon