RUCHITA GARG vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CWP-PIL-136-2006 and connected matters -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (1) CWP-PIL-136-2026 Ruchita Garg …….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...….Respondents (2) CWP-PIL-137-2026 Preet Kamal Uppal …….Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...….Respondents (3) CWP-15939-2026 Deepak Verma and another …….Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...….Respondents Reserved on : 21.05.2026 Pronounced on : 22.05.2026 Uploaded on : 22.05.2026 Whether any operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced : full judgment CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present: Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate (arguing counsel), Mr. Amit Jhanji, Senior Advocate (arguing counsel), assisted by Mr. Harneet S. Oberoi, Advocate (through video conferencing), Mr. Mayank Aggarwal, Advocate, Ms. Eliza Gupta, Advocate, Mr. Avichal Sharma, Advocate, and Mr. Ketan Garg, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-PIL-136-2026. Mr. Paramvir Singh Sunny, Advocate (arguing counsel), Mr. Pardeep K. Bajaj, Advocate, Mr. Navdeep Khokhar, Advocate, Mr. Manik Moudgill, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP