Darshan Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-19190-2025, High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 23.07.2025. Petitioners Darshan Singh and another sought disposal of the writ petition with a direction to respondent No. 2, Director Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, Mohali, to decide their representation dated 02.06.2025 (Annexure P-3); State counsel Shekhar Verma (Addl. A.G., Punjab) had no objection. Petition disposed of without merits: decision to be taken by speaking order after hearing all concerned, preferably within one month, communicated to petitioners, with liberty to challenge if unsatisfactory. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No. 2 (Director Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, Mohali) to take a decision on the petitioners' representation dated 02.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) by passing a speaking order after affording opportunity of hearing to all concerned, preferably within one month; the decision to be communicated to the petitioners, who retain liberty to challenge it in accordance with law.