STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS ETC ETC vs HEMANT RAI ETC ETC

The Supreme Court set aside the impugned orders and remitted the matters to the High Court, following its earlier judgment dated 11.01.2017 in Civil Appeal Nos. 2111-2113 of 2016. The Court emphasized that the High Court must issue fresh notice to the respondents and that the appellants are to serve a copy of this judgment along with the appeals. The appeals were disposed of accordingly, with pending interlocutory applications also being resolved.