Lakhwinder Singh v. State of Punjab

Punjab & Haryana HC24 Mar 2025CWP/4824/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Naib Tehsildar posting writ petitions against State of Punjab; withdrawal of impugned order and fresh order after opportunity of hearing; reporting to Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Punjab; instructions from Secretary Revenue Ms. Sonali Giri; DAG Manipal Singh Atwal; CWP-4824-2025 Lakhwinder Singh; CWP-5677-2025 (O&M) Malook Singh and others; CWP-6907-2025 Anju Bala and others; common disposal dated 24.03.2025; Aman Chaudhary, J.; oral order; connected cases.

What did the court decide?

Withdrawal of the impugned order forthwith and passing of a fresh order after granting the petitioners an opportunity of hearing; petitioners meanwhile to report to the concerned Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Punjab for posting as Naib Tehsildar. ¶¶24

Lakhwinder Singh Vs State of Punjab — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order should be withdrawn and a fresh order passed after granting the petitioners an opportunity of hearing, with the petitioners meanwhile reporting to the Financial Commissioner for posting as Naib Tehsildar.

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Court's answer

On the State's undertaking, recorded on instructions from the Secretary Revenue, Punjab, that the impugned order shall be withdrawn forthwith and a fresh order passed after granting the petitioners an opportunity of hearing, the Court proceeded to dispose of the petitions.

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Ratio / Principle

In the meantime, the petitioners are required to report to the concerned Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Punjab for the purpose of their posting as Naib Tehsildar, which arrangement the Court recorded as satisfying learned counsel for the petitioners.

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Key takeaways

The petitions were disposed of accordingly by this common order.ratio¶¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Punjab & Haryana High Court, Chandigarh (Aman Chaudhary, J., oral order dated 24.03.2025) — CWP-4824-2025 (Lakhwinder Singh), CWP-5677-2025 (O&M) (Malook Singh and others) and CWP-6907-2025 (Anju Bala and others) vs. State of Punjab, involving similar issues, disposed of together by common order. In pursuance of the Court's order dated 18.03.2025, learned State counsel, on instructions from Ms. Sonali Giri, Secretary Revenue, Punjab, stated that the order impugned in the petitions shall be withdrawn forthwith and passed afresh after granting the petitioners an opportunity of hearing; in the meantime the petitioners were required to report to the concerned Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Punjab for the purpose of their posting as Naib Tehsildar, which satisfied learned counsel for the petitioners. Disposed of accordingly; a photocopy of the order to be placed on the files of the connected cases.

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CWP-4824-2025 and other connected cases

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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113+114

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Date of decision: 24.03.2025

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CWP-4824-2025 Lakhwinder Singh vs. State of Punjab

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CWP-5677-2025 (O&M) Malook Singh and others vs. State of Punjab

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CWP-6907-2025 Anju Bala and others vs. State of Punjab

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY

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Present : Mr. G.S. Aulakh, Advocate for Mr. I.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-4824-2025.

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Mr. Jatinderpal Singh, Advocate for petitioner No.1 in CWP-5677-2025.

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Mr. Anil Mehta, Advocate for petitioner Nos.2 to 4 in CWP-5677-2025.

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Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate with Mr. Abhaypal Singh Gill, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-6907-2025.

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Mr. Manipal Singh Atwal, DAG, Punjab.

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AMAN CHAUDHARY, J. (Oral)

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These cases involve similar issues and therefore, are being disposed

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of together by this common order.

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In pursuance of order dated 18.03.2025, learned State counsel, on instructions from Ms. Sonali Giri, Secretary Revenue, Punjab, states that the order impugned in the present petitions shall be withdrawn forthwith, so as to pass afresh after granting opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and in the meantime, they are required to report to the concerned Financial Commissioner, Department of Revenue, Punjab for the purpose of their posting as Naib Tehsildar, which satisfies the learned counsel for the petitioners.

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HAMANT 2025.03.24 16:30 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-4824-2025 and other connected cases

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