Dismissed¶21
Santosh Kaushik v. District Magistrate Gurugram Cum Chairman and Another
Punjab & Haryana HCCWP/1459/2026
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Abatement of writ petition on death of petitioner: CWP-1459-2026, Santosh Kaushik v. District Magistrate, Gurugram and another, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Kuldeep Tiwari, decision dated 10.02.2026. Petition dismissed as rendered abated after counsel verified the petitioner's demise; no substantive ruling, no statutory provisions or precedents engaged, no quantum involved. Of relevance only to practice on abatement consequent upon a litigant's death.
What did the court decide?
Learned counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, verified that the demise of the petitioner had occurred. ¶19