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Ravi Kumar v. Union of India and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC20 Aug 2025CWP/30883/2019

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Ravi Kumar v. Union of India and Others; CWP-30883-2019 (O&M); Punjab and Haryana High Court; Vinod S. Bhardwaj; withdrawal of writ petition; schools run by Defence Forces not State under Article 12; Dileep Kumar Pandey v. Union of India; maintainability; liberty to pursue alternative remedies; limitation computation; miscellaneous applications disposed; advocates R.K. Arora, Prabhat Kashyap, Rohit Verma.

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Permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to pursue appropriate alternative remedies in accordance with law; time spent before this Court to count towards computation of limitation; pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, disposed of. ¶20

Ravi Kumar Vs Union of India and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-30883-2019 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.08.2025

RAVI KUMAR

......Petitioner

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

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.......Respondents

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ

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Present: - Mr. R.K. Arora, Advocate with Mr. Prabhat Kashyap, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Rohit Verma, Advocate for respondents No. 1 to 3.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

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Counsel for the parties do not dispute that the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide judgment dated 21.05.2025 passed in Civil Appeal No.10899 of 2013 titled as 'Dileep Kumar Pandey Vs. Union of India and others' has held that the writ petition against the schools run by the Defence Forces would not be maintainable as they are not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India.

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In view of the above undisputed factual and legal position, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the peitioner seeks withdrawal of the

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VISHAL SHARMA 2025.08.21 10:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-30883-2019 (O&M)

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the present writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to take recourse to appropriate alternative remedies in accordance with law.

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Ordered accordingly.

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Needless to mention that in the event of the petitioner preferring any such alternative remedy, the period spent in pursuing the instant litigation before this Court shall be taken into consideration while computing limitation.

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All the pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, are also

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disposed of.

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(VI AUGUST 20, 2025	NOD S. BHARDWAJ) JUDGE
Vishal Sharma
Whether speaking/reasoned	: Yes/No
Whether Reportable	: Yes/No

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VISHAL SHARMA 2025.08.21 10:22 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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