JAGWANT SINGH BATH AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

CWP-PIL-187-2024 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-PIL-187-2024 ( O&M ) Reserved on : 13.05.2026 Pronounced on : 29.05.2026 Uploaded on : 29.05.2026 Jagwant Singh Bath and others …….Petitioners Versus Union of India and others ...….Respondents Whether any operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced : full judgment CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present: Ms. Tanu Bedi, Advocate (arguing counsel) with Mr. Balvinder Sangwan and Mr. Krishna Maurya, Advocates, for the petitioners. Mr. Amit Jhanji, Senior Advocate/Senior Standing Counsel, U.T. Chandigarh (arguing counsel) with Ms. Shubreet Kaur Saron, Addl. Standing Counsel, and Dr. Eliza Gupta, Advocate, for respondent – U.T. Chandigarh. Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Senior Advocate/Senior Panel Counsel (arguing counsel) with Mr. Himanshu Bindal, Advocate, for respondent – UOI. **** SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE 1. This petition invoking the writ as well as supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of India essentially assails the decision of respondents No.3 and 4, to undertake