SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS vs THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ANOTHER

127. IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15798-2026 Date of decision: 20.05.2026 Sandeep Kumar and others .... Petitioners Versus The Appellate Authority, Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab, Anaaj Bhawan, Sector 39, Chandigarh, and another. .... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAMIT KUMAR Present: Mr. Tahaf Bains, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Swapan Shorey, DAG, Punjab. ---- NAMIT KUMAR, J. (ORAL) 1. Prayer in this writ petition filed by the petitioners under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent – Corporation not to effect recovery from the petitioners due to pendency of stay application filed in the appeal dated 04.05.2026 (Annexure P-2) filed by the petitioners against the orders dated 25.03.2026/30.03.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed by respondent No.2. Further direction be issued to respondent No.1 to decide the appeal dated 04.05.2026 (Annexure P-2) as well as the stay application filed by the petitioners. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners relies upon order dated 02.04.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-7409-2024 titled as Gagandeep