MANJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

1 CWP-16466-2021 & CWP-4540-2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 214-1&2nd case Date of Decision: 14.05.2026 CWP-16466-2021 (O&M) Manjit Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CWP-4540-2022 (O&M) Sukhpal Singh ....Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Ms. Shubreet Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-16466-2021 and CWP-4540-2022. Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab. Mr. J.S. Toor, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Adhiraj Toor, Advocate for respondents No.4 and 5 in CWP-16466-2021. Mr. Rahul Chadha, Advocate for Mr. Shekhar Verma, Advocate for respondents No.4 and 5 in CWP-16466-2021. 2 CWP-16466-2021 & CWP-4540-2022 Mr. Parampreet S. Brar, Advocate with Mr. Vishal Tartyal, Advocate for respondents No.6 to 11 in CWP-16466-2021. **** HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral) 1. With the consent of all the parties, the aforementioned writ petitions are taken up together and are being decided by this common judgment. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP 16466-2021. 1.1. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India