MONIKA NAGPAL AND OTHERS vs UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 138 CWP-16929-2026 Date of Decision: 26.05.2026 MONIKA NAGPAL AND OTHERS ...Petitioners Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH AND ANR. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Akhil Singh Arora, Advocate and Mr. Sahil Mehndiratta, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Jaivir Chandel, Addl. Panel Counsel with Ms. Ayushi Sharma, Jr. Panel Counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking direction to respondents to honour the validity of allotted registration numbers. 2. The petitioners applied for VIP registration numbers for their vehicles from Transport Department, UT Chandigarh through its official fancy number portal. They made the necessary payment and were issued allotment letters on 21.06.2025. They visited office of respondent No.2- Registering & Licensing Authority, Transport Department, UT Chandigarh to complete further formalities which informed them that the numbers have been sent for further auction and would not be allotted to them. They sent representations dated 26.06