Umed Singh and Others v. State of Haryana and Others
Writ Petition (CWP-1030-2025, decided 02.05.2025) – Disposal at admission-style stage on joint request of counsel
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, CWP-1030-2025, decided 02.05.2025 by Deepak Sibal, J. (with Lapita Banerji, J.). Petitioners Umed Singh and others vs State of Haryana and others. Petition disposed of, without commenting on merits, with a direction to respondent No.2 (Chief Administrator, HUDA/HSVP, Panchkula) to decide the petitioners' representations dated 06.03.2024 and 31.07.2024 (Annexures P-2 & P-3) by speaking orders after hearing all concerned within two months and to communicate the decision; liberty reserved to challenge the decision in accordance with law. No statutory provisions or precedents discussed; useful as a precedent for directions to authorities to adjudicate pending representations within a time bound period.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 - Chief Administrator, HUDA/HSVP, Panchkula - to take a decision on the petitioners' representations dated 06.03.2024 and 31.07.2024 (Annexures P-2 & P-3) by passing speaking order(s) after affording opportunity of hearing to all concerned, within two months from receipt of a copy of the order, and to communicate the decision to the petitioners, who remain at liberty to challenge it in accordance with law if aggrieved.