Jagat Singh v. the Sub Divisional Magistrate Kalka Cum Presiding Officer and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-2254-2024 (O&M); Jagat Singh v. Sub Divisional Magistrate Kalka cum Presiding Officer; Punjab & Haryana High Court; decision 15-07-2025; Harsimran Singh Sethi, J.; death of petitioner-Senior Citizen during pendency; impleading of legal heirs; abatement of writ petition on death of senior citizen; reliance on Kidar Nath Vs. Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar Mohali and ors., CWP No.26286 of 2019, dated 29.09.2022; petition disposed of as not pressed; no orders on merits; claim unadjudicated; Will dispute left to competent Civil Court; pending applications disposed; speaking YES, reportable NO.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner-Senior Citizen had died, the claim remained unadjudicated and no order in his favour had been passed, the writ petition was disposed of as having been not pressed any further, with the observation that no further orders were required.