GURPARTAP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-15795-96-2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 18.05.2026 149 CWP-15795-2026 Gurpartap Singh ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) 150 CWP-15796-2026 Saroj Rani ...Petitioner Vs. State of Punjab and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Arshdeep S.Kler, Advocate and Mr. Saurav Bhatia, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Jastej Singh, Addl.A.G.Punjab. *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J.(Oral) 1. This order shall dispose of two writ petitions i.e. CWP-15795- 2026 and CWP-15796-2026 as the issues involved in both these cases are same. 2. The present petitions have been filed with a prayer that the nomination papers belonging to the petitioners were snatched away from them more than once and were torn off due to which, they could not present their nomination papers within the scheduled fixed and therefore, another opportunity be given to them to file the nomination as the scrutiny of the VANITA 2026.05.19 09:49 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order and judgment CWP-15795-96-2026 2 nomination is still going on. 3. Learned