Harvinder Pal Singh v. Hry. St. Counsel for Child Welfare and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; CWP-7594-1999 (O&M); decided 08.05.2025 by Justice Jagmohan Bansal (oral); petitioner Harvinder Pal Singh vs Haryana State Council for Child Welfare and others; termination of Bal Bhawan Supervisor by order dated 19.04.1999 (Annexure P-8) after closure of Bal Bhawans due to financial crisis; writ challenged after 26 years; maintainability of writ against Child Welfare Council disputed due to divergent court opinions; reliance on Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences and another v. Bikartan Das and others, 2023 SCC Online SC 996; Court declined adjudication on merits; petition dismissed; pending misc. applications disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Considering the aforesaid facts and the judgment of the Supreme Court in Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences and another v. Bikartan Das and others, 2023 SCC Online SC 996, this Court does not find it appropriate to adjudicate the matter on merit, and accordingly dismisses the petition.