Punjab State etc. v. Shavinder Pal Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
State of Punjab and others (Appellants) versus Shavinder Pal Singh and others (Respondents), RSA-2302-1998 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 22.12.2025 by Justice Deepak Gupta (oral order). Second appeal disposed of for want of compliance: the appellant-State did not provide the fresh addresses of the LRs of respondent No.1 as directed by order dated 19.09.2025, and gave no information whether it had taken possession of the premises in dispute pursuant to the order dated 24.03.1998 of the Additional District Judge, Patiala, or whether any cause of action survived. Counsel: N.P.S. Hira, DAG, Punjab, for the appellants. Keywords: want of compliance, LRs, fresh addresses, possession of premises in dispute, cause of action survives, Regular Second Appeal, Punjab and Haryana High Court.
What did the court decide?
The appellant-State failed to comply with the order dated 19.09.2025, having failed to provide the fresh addresses of the LRs of respondent No.1.