Paramjit Kaur v. State of Punjab through Secretary Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
Mandamus writ petition (CWP-348-2026 (O&M)) for time-bound adjudication of an unanswered legal notice dated 22.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) addressed to Punjab authorities; State counsel undertook decision within three months; Court disposed of petition with direction to respondent No.2 – Director, Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab to pass a speaking order after hearing all concerned; no merits examined; pending applications closed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 – Director, Rural Development & Panchayat, Punjab/competent Authority to consider and decide the legal notice dated 22.07.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law by passing a speaking order within three months, after affording due opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties; pending applications closed. ¶19