Union of India v. R.P Singh Chauhan
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH – SAO No.37 of 2004 (O&M)
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What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court (Chandigarh), oral judgment by Justice Anil Kshetarpal, order dated 23.05.2025 in SAO No.37 of 2004 (O&M): appeal by Union of India (counsel Ashish Chaudhary, Sr. Panel Counsel) against R.P. Singh Chauhan (respondent no.1; counsel Ajay Ghangas) concerning an order 'passed by the Tribunal' (Tribunal unnamed, order undated in surviving record) — DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION after the case file/record could not be traced: record missing from the Additional Solicitor General of India's office, paper book partly burnt in an accidental fire, Enforcement Directorate failed to trace the file; adjournment requests refused (16.05.2025 order); all pending miscellaneous applications disposed of. Keywords: non-prosecution dismissal; Tribunal appeal; burnt paper book; untraced file; urgent list; oral judgment. No statutes cited; no precedents cited; no quantum.