Haryana State Veterinary Association Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

Haryana State Veterinary Association Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None by the Court; petition disposed of as not pressed at the instance of the petitioner's counsel after the respondents relieved the Veterinary Surgeons of the impugned duty.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned letter No.14656-14805/MA dated 09.09.2025 (P-1), allotting extra duty of preventing and stopping paddy crop stubble burning to Veterinary Surgeons (members of the petitioner association) in Karnal and Kurukshetra districts under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme, ought to be set aside/quashed by a writ of certiorari.

Court's answer

In view of the Deputy Commissioners of Kurukshetra and Karnal having relieved the Veterinary Surgeons from the crop residue management duty under challenge, and considering the representation of the Director General, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying regarding diversion of technical staff, the authorities had taken a fair and reasonable approach; consequently nothing further survived for adjudication in the petition.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Haryana State Veterinary Association v. State of Haryana and Ors., CWP-29835-2025 (High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 31.10.2025, Sandeep Moudgil, J., oral): Writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking certiorari against letter No.14656-14805/MA dated 09.09.2025 (P-1), by which Veterinary Surgeons — members of the petitioner association — were allotted extra duty to prevent and stop paddy crop stubble burning across Haryana, specifically in Karnal and Kurukshetra districts, in compliance with the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme launched by the Government of Haryana. Pending adjudication, the Deputy Commissioners of Kurukshetra and Karnal relieved the Veterinary Surgeons of the impugned duty by orders dated 30.10.2025 and 10.10.2025 respectively, as recorded in an affidavit of Dr. Prem Singh, Director General, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, filed in compliance with this Court's order dated 09.10.2025. Finding the authorities' approach fair and reasonable and nothing surviving for adjudication, and with learned counsel for the petitioner satisfied and declining to press the petition, the Court disposed of the petition as not pressed. No precedent was cited and no substantive ruling was made on the propriety of diverting veterinary technical staff to crop-residue duties.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-29835-2025

Date of Decision: 31.10.2025

HARYANA STATE VETERINARY ASSOCIATION

….PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

….RESPONDENT(S)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL

Present: M r. Sandeep Singh Sangwan, A d vocate, M s. Komalpreet, Advocate and M s. Bhawna Kaushal, Advocate for the petitioner.

M r. Deepak Balyan, Addl. AG H a ryana. D r. Punita Gahlawat, from the r espondent-Department.

SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J. (ORAL)

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T his petition has been filed u nder Articles 226/227 of th e Constitution o f India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorar i for setting as i de/quashing the impugned let t er No.14656-14805/MA date d 09.09.2025 ( P-1) vide which the petitio n er being the association o f Veterinary S u rgeon , whose members ha v e been allotted extra duty t o prevent and s top paddy crop stubble bur n ing incident across the whol e State of H a ryana specifically in 02 D istricts namely Karnal an d Kurukshetra in the compliance of Crop Residue Management (CRM ) Scheme laun c hed by the Government of Ha r yana. 2. T oday, in compliance with th e order dated 09.10.2025, a n affidavit has been filed by Dr. Prem Singh, Director General, Anima l Husbandry a n d Dairying, Haryana, Panch k ula, on behalf of respondent s No.1 to 3. T h e affidavit clearly indicates t h at the Deputy Commissioner , Kurukshetra, and the Deputy Commissio n er, Karnal, vide orders date d 30.10.2025 a nd 10.10.2025 respectively, have relieved the Veterinar y Surgeons fro m the duty of crop residue m anagement, which had earlie r been assigned to them and was under c hallenge in the present wri t petition.

NAINA KATHIAT 2025.11.03 09:42 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CWP-29835-2025 -2-

I n view of the above, and consi d ering the representation mad e on behalf of t he Director General, Depart m ent of Animal Husbandry an d Dairying, Ha r yana, regarding the diversion of technical staff for suc h work, it is e vident that the authorities have now taken a fair an d reasonable a pproach. Consequently, n o thing further survives fo r adjudication i n this petition.

L earned counsel for the pe t itioner, Mr. Sandeep Sing h Sangwan, Ad v ocate is satisfied and convinc e d with the stand taken by th e respondents a s reflected in the affidavit a n d does not wish to press th e petition any f u rther.

A ccordingly, in view of the statement made by learned counse l for the petitioner, the present petition is dis p osed of as not pressed.

(SANDEEP MOUDGIL)

JUDGE

31.10.2025 NainaRajput W hether speaking/reasoned :Yes/No W hether reportable :Yes/No

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