KARAMJIT SINGH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-14845-2026 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 140 CWP-14845-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.05.2026 Karamjit Singh and others ....Petitioners Vs. State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER ***** Present: Mr. Ashish Pal Kaushal, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** HARSH BUNGER J. (Oral) Petition herein is, inter alia, seeking a writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing the respondent No.1- Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, to decide Appeal No. 23 of 2026 filed by the petitioners under Section 20(6) of Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 (Annexure P-2), in a time bound manner. 2. Mr. Nirmaljit Singh Diwana, Sr. DAG, Punjab, appears on behalf of the respondents-State, in pursuance of the advance copy of paper book having already been supplied to him and on instructions from Mr. J.S. Ahluwalia, Senior Law Officer, submits that the aforesaid appeal filed by the petitioners is pending consideration before the learned Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, for 21.05.2026, and in all probabilities, the same would be decided on the date already fixed i.e. 21.05.2