PUBLIC ACTION COMMITTEE AND ORS vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

CWP-PIL-92-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-PIL-92-2026 Reserved on : 10.04.2026 Pronounced on : 07.05.2026 Uploaded on : 07.05.2026 Whether any operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced : full judgment Public Action Committee and others …….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present: Mr. Baltej Singh Sidhu, Senior Advocate (arguing counsel) with Mr. Shehbaz Thind, Advocate, Ms. Smile, Advocate, Ms. Shruti, Advocate, and Mr. Sultan Singh, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Advocate General, Punjab (arguing counsel), with Mr. Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate (arguing counsel), with Ms. Shrya Kaushik, Advocate, and Mr. Sumbhav Parmar, Advocate, for respondents No.3 and 4. Mr. Chanchal K. Singla, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab (arguing counsel) with Ms. Kavita Joshi, Advocate, and Mr. Sangam Garg, Advocate, NAROTAM DASS for respondents/PUDA and GLADA. 2026.05.07 18:40 I attest to the accuracy and auth