SANTOSH AND OTHERS vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-16223-2026 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 136 CWP-16223-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.05.2026 Santosh and others ..... Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER ***** Present: Ms. Neha Arora, Advocate, for the petitioners. ***** HARSH BUNGER J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present civil writ petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of Constitution of India, inter alia, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus, for directing respondent No.2 to expeditiously conclude the pending partition proceedings, in a time bound manner. 2. Ms. Upasana Dhawan, AAG, Haryana, appears on behalf of respondents-State, in pursuance of the advance copy of paper book having already been supplied to her and she, on instructions from Ms. Navjeet Kaur, Tehsildar, Assandh, District Karnal, submits that presently one of the co- sharers has preferred an appeal against the order sanctioning mode of partition, which is stated to be pending before the learned Collector for 29.05.2026. She further submits that subject to the outcome of the aforesaid appeal, learned Assistant Collector shall make strenuous endeavor to