KAMALJEET SINGH AND ANOTHER vs THE STATE OF U T CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 132 CWP-14723-2026 Date of Decision: 12.05.2026 KAMALJEET SINGH AND ANR. ...Petitioners Vs. THE STATE OF U T CHANDIGARH AND ANR. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Anmol Rattan S. Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. Ankul Lal, Addl. Standing Counsel with Mr. Karanvir Singh, Jr. Panel Counsel for respondent-U.T. Chandigarh *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondent No.2-Deputy Commissioner-cum-Registrar, UT Chandigarh to decide appeal No.01/2025 dated 03.03.2025 in a time bound manner. 2. The petitioner No.1 was lawfully married to one Jaskiran Kaur on 26.04.2007. Their marriage came to be dissolved by way of divorce decree dated 08.03.2017. The permanent care, custody and guardianship of both the minor sons was entrusted to petitioner No.1 who solemnized second marriage with petitioner No.2 pursuant to which petitioner No.2 agreed to adopt the children. They executed an Adoption Deed dated 18.12.2024 which was presented before Sub-Registrar, UT DEEPAK BISSYAN 2026.0