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Harpal Singh and Another v. State of Haryana and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC23 Jul 2025CWP/10739/2025

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What is this about?

Keywords: direction for time-bound disposal of pending petition; Section 10-A, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short 1961 Act) as applicable to Haryana; respondent No.3 to finally adjudicate on next date already fixed; parties to cooperate; no objection by contesting respondents; writ petition disposed of without adjudication of merits; High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh; oral judgment by Justice Deepak Sibal with Justice Lapita Banerji on bench; decision dated 23.07.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.3 to finally adjudicate upon the petitioners' petition under Section 10-A of the 1961 Act on the next date fixed, in accordance with law; contesting parties directed to cooperate; pending application(s) disposed of. ¶22

Harpal Singh and Another Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct respondent No.3 to dispose of the petitioners' pending petition under Section 10-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 within a time bound manner.

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Court's answer

Because a direction for early disposal of a lis pending between the parties prejudices none, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to finally adjudicate upon the petitioners' petition under Section 10-A of the 1961 Act on the next date fixed before respondent No.3, in accordance with law.

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Ratio / Principle

The contesting parties, through their respective counsel, are directed to cooperate in the disposal of the petitioners' aforesaid petition on the next date already fixed before respondent No.3.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition (CWP-10739-2025, with CM-10305-CWP-2025) before the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 23.07.2025 (oral judgment of Deepak Sibal, J.; bench also comprising Lapita Banerji, J.). Petitioner Harpal Singh and another restricted their prayer to a direction to respondent No.3 to dispose of their pending petition under Section 10-A of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, as applicable to Haryana, within a time bound manner; learned counsel for the contesting respondents raised no objection. Holding that a direction for early disposal of a lis pending between the parties prejudices none, the Court disposed of the petition, directing respondent No.3 to finally adjudicate upon the Section 10-A petition on the next date already fixed, in accordance with law, with the contesting parties directed through their counsel to cooperate in its disposal. Pending application(s) also stood disposed of.

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CM-10305-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-10739-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CM-10305-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-10739-2025 Date of Decision: 23.07.2025

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HARPAL SINGH AND ANOTHER .......PETITONERS

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Versus

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STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

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.....RESPONDENTS

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI

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Present: - Mr. Ishnoor Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Saurabh Mago, DAG, Haryana.

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Mr. Namit Gautam, Advocate respondent No.4.

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Mr. Sandeep Siwach, Advocate for respondent No.5.

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DEEPAK SIBAL, J. (Oral)

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(1) Learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer for issuance of a direction to respondent No.3 to dispose of the petition filed by the petitioners under Section 10-A of Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 (for short 1961 Act) as applicable to Haryana within a time bound manner.

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(2) Learned counsel appearing for the contesting respondents have

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no objection to the acceptance of the afore alternate prayer made on behalf of the petitioners.

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PRINCE SAINI 2025.07.29 22:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CM-10305-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-10739-2025 -2-

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(3) In the light of above and because a direction for early disposal of a lis pending between the parties prejudices none, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to finally adjudicate upon the petition filed by the petitioners pertaining to the land in question under Section 10-A of the 1961 Act on the next date fixed before respondent No.3, in accordance with law.

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(4) The contesting parties through their respective counsel are directed to cooperate in the disposal of the petitioners aforesaid petition on the next date already fixed before respondent No.3.

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(5) Disposed of. (6) Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

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[DEEPAK SIBAL]

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JUDGE

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[LAPITA BANERJI] 23.07.2025 JUDGE Prince

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Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No

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PRINCE SAINI 2025.07.29 22:05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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