Union of India and Others Vs Karnail Singh and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Union of India and Others Vs Karnail Singh and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition CWP-14171-2013 (O&M) disposed of in terms of the order dated 10.02.2025 in CWP-11626-2020 (Union of India v. Ram Sanjiwan) and connected writ petitions; fresh decision to be taken within one month as directed above; application CM-9001-CWP-2025 allowed; all pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the issue raised in the present writ petition (CWP-14171-2013) can be adjudicated, and the petition disposed of, in terms of the order passed by this Court in Ram Sanjiwan (supra).

Court's answer

Both counsel being ad idem, the present writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order passed in CWP-11626-2020 (Ram Sanjiwan) and connected writ petitions.

Ratio / Principle

The decision shall now be taken within one month, as directed above (i.e., as per the reproduced Ram Sanjiwan order).

Key takeaways

Application CM-9001-CWP-2025 stands allowed.ratio¶29
All pending applications also stand disposed of.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Oral order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Meenakshi I. Mehta, JJ.; order dictated by Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, J.), dated 07.07.2025, in CM-9001-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-14171-2013 (O&M), Union of India and others v. Karnail Singh and another. Application for disposal of the writ petition was allowed, both counsel being ad idem that the issue raised in the petition could be adjudicated in terms of this Court's order dated 10.02.2025 in CWP-11626-2020, 'Union of India and others vs. Ram Sanjiwan and another' and connected writ petitions, wherein, after considering the law laid down by the Apex Court in 'Jaggo case' and in Shripal and another v. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad (Civil Appeal Nos.8158-8179 of 2024, decided on 31.01.2025), the appellant(s) had been directed to take a fresh decision and the writ petition(s) were disposed of with the decision to be taken within one month positively. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of, the decision is to be taken within one month as directed above, and all pending applications stand disposed of.

CWP-14171-2013 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CM-9001-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-14171-2013 (O&M) Date of Decision: 07.07.2025

UNION OF I N DIA AND OTHERS

. . . . Petitioner s Vs.

KARNAIL S I NGH AND ANOTHER

. . . . Respondent s

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**CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA ******

Present: M r. Rishav Sharma, Advocate f or the applicant/respondent No. 1 . M r. Pankaj Gupta, Sr. Panel Co u nsel, Advocate f or the petitioners/UOI.

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SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA, J.(Oral)

Applic a tion has been filed for dispo s al of writ petition in terms o f order p assed by this Court in CWP-11626-2020 titled as ‘Union of India and others vs. Ram Sanjiwan and another’ and other

connected writ petitions, decided on 10.02.2025 .

Both t h e counsel are ad idem that t he issue raised in the presen t petitio n can be adjudicated in terms o f order passed by this Court i n Ram Sanjiwan (supra) .

We ha d , in the aforesaid writ petitions after considering the law as lai d

down fr om time to time by the Apex C o urt, directed as under:

“9. In view of the above, w e direct the appellant(s)

t o take a fresh decision and also ta k e into consideration the

MOHIT GOYAL 2025.07.08 11:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-14171-2013 (O&M)

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l a w as laid down by the Hon’ble A p ex Court in the case of Jaggo case (supra) and Shripal and another v. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad, Civil Appeal Nos.8158-8179 of 2024 , d ecided on 31.01.2025.

10. The writ petition(s) are a ccordingly disposed of. T he decision shall now be ta k en within one month p ositively.”

Presen t writ petition is accordingly disposed of . Decision shall now b e

taken w ithin one month as directed ab o ve.

Applic a tion No. CM-9001-CWP-2025 stands allowed accordingly.

All pe n ding applications also stand dis p osed of.

(SANJEEV PRAKASH SHARMA) JUDGE

(MEENAKSHI I. MEHTA) JUDGE

07.07.2025

Mohit goyal

1. Whether speaking/reasoned?

Yes/No

2. Whether reportable? Yes/No

MOHIT GOYAL 2025.07.08 11:07 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document