Harjit Pal Singh v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; common order 15.05.2025; CWP-20755-2012 (O&M), CWP-25038-2013 (O&M), CWP-22744-2019 (O&M); petitions concerning Council of Secondary Education / Board dismissed; controversy concluded by Apex Court decision 27.11.2024 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.676 of 2014 (Council of Secondary Education & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors.); State's power to impose reasonable restrictions on Board's functioning upheld; no right accrued to certificates or marks-sheets issued by Board; no relief granted; pending applications disposed of; Bench: Sheel Nagu, Chief Justice (author) with Sumeet Goel, Judge.
What did the court decide?
The controversy raised in the petitions stands concluded by the Apex Court decision rendered on 27.11.2024 in Writ Petition (Civil) No.676 of 2014 titled 'Council of Secondary Education & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors.', wherein a similar petition preferred by the Board was dismissed.