Sher Singh and Anr. Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sher Singh and Anr. Vs State of Haryana and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Applications allowed: CM-4828-CI-2021 as prayed for, and CM-4831-CI-2021 with the applicants named in paragraph 2 impleaded as legal representatives of deceased-Bhim Singh and amended memo of parties to be taken on record; main appeal RFA-2127-2021 (O&M) disposed of in terms of the detailed order of even date passed in RFA-996-2023 (Om Parkash v. State of Haryana and Ors.); pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicants in CM-4831-CI-2021 should be impleaded as legal representatives of deceased-Bhim Singh (son of Shri Lekha), who died on 08.05.2020. +1 more

Court's answer

Application CM-4831-CI-2021 is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Ratio / Principle

Application CM-4828-CI-2021 is allowed as prayed for, subject to all just exceptions.

Key takeaways

The applicants mentioned in paragraph 2 of the application are ordered to be impleaded as legal representatives of deceased-Bhim Singh.ratio¶17
Amended memo of parties is to be taken on record.ratio¶18
The main case is disposed of with reference to, and in terms of, the detailed order of even date passed in RFA-996-2023, titled Om Parkash (deceased through his LRs) and Ors. Vs. State of Haryana and Ors.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (Harkesh Manuja, J., oral), decision dated August 08, 2025, in CM-4831-CI-2021 and CM-4828-CI-2021 in/and RFA-2127-2021 (O&M), Sher Singh and Anr. (Applicants/Appellants) v. State of Haryana and Ors.: (i) CM-4828-CI-2021 allowed as prayed for; (ii) CM-4831-CI-2021, seeking impleadment of the legal heirs of deceased-Bhim Singh son of Shri Lekha (died 08.05.2020), allowed without objection from the State (DAG Abhinash Jain accepting notice), the applicants named in paragraph 2 of the application being impleaded as legal representatives of the deceased and the amended memo of parties to be taken on record; (iii) the main appeal disposed of by reference to the Court's detailed order of even date in RFA-996-2023 (Om Parkash (deceased through his LRs) and Ors. v. State of Haryana and Ors.), with pending applications disposed of. The substantive appellate reasoning is contained in the cross-referenced order, not in this judgment.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CM-4831-CI-2021 and CM-4828-CI-2021 in/and RFA-2127-2021 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 08, 2025

SHER SINGH AND ANR

.....Applicants/Appellants

Versus

STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: M r . Arihant Jain, Advocate for t h e appellants.

M r . Abhinash Jain, DAG, Haryana. ****

HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL)

CM-4828-CI-2021

Al l owed as prayed for, subject t o all just exceptions.

CM-4831-CI-2021

T h is is an application for bringi n g on record the legal heirs o f deceased-Bhim Singh son of Shri Lekha w ho has unfortunately died o n 08.05.2020.

N o tice of application to non-ap p licants/respondents. M r . Abhinash Jain, DAG, Hary a na accepts notice on behal f of respondents and raises no objection to the prayer made in th e application.

F o r the reasons mentioned in the application, the same i s allowed, subj e ct to all just exceptions and the applicants as mentione d in paragraph 2 of application are ordered to be impleaded as lega l representativ e s of deceased-Bhim Singh.

A m ended memo of parties be t a ken on record.

TEJWINDER SINGH 2025.08.23 07:05 I agree to specified portions of this document

MAIN CASE

For detailed order, see order of even date passed in “ RFA-

996-2023” titled as “ Om Parkash (deceased through his LRs) and

Ors. Vs. State of Haryana and Ors.”

Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

08.08.2025

Tejwinder

(HARK	ESH MANUJA) JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned	Yes/No
Whether Reportable	Yes/No

TEJWINDER SINGH 2025.08.23 07:05 I agree to specified portions of this document