ZARQA AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

CRWP-6148-2026 (O&M) (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (144 ) CRWP-6148-2026 (O&M) Date of decision : 22.05.2026 ZARQA AND ANOTHER ... Petitioners Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MANISHA BATRA Present: Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Ruchika Sabherwal, Senior DAG, Punjab **** MANISHA BATRA, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the official respondents No.1 and 2 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.3 to 5 and to take action on their representation dated 17.05.2026 (Annexure P-4). 2. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners have recently filed a representation on 17.05.2026 before the Senior Superintendent of Police, Gurdaspur (Annexure P-4) raising their grievances as mentioned in the present petition but the same has not yet been considered and no action has been taken thereon. He further submitted that at this stage, the petitioners would be AMIT SHARMA 2026.05.22 15:39 I attest to th