Rajinder Kumar v. State of Punjab and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CRWP No. 6597 of 2026 (O&M), High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 02.06.2026 by Harkesh Manuja, J. (oral). Keywords: protection of life and liberty; Article 226 writ petition; Rajinder Kumar v. State of Punjab; threat at hands of respondent No. 5; representation dated 10.04.2026 (Annexure P-5); decision by speaking order; two-week timeline; personal costs of Rs. 2 lakhs on respondent No. 3; recoverable as arrears of land revenue; petition disposed without entering merits; Atinderpal Singh for petitioner; Gunjan Mehta, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No. 3 to look into the representation dated 10.04.2026 (P-5) and decide it in accordance with law by passing a speaking order, preferably within two (02) weeks; failing which respondent No. 3 to pay costs of Rs. 2 lakhs from his/her own pocket to the petitioner, recoverable as arrears of land revenue.