Ashok Kumar and Others v. State of Haryana and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-3903-2026; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decision date 20.07.2026; Justice Vikas Bahl (oral); Justice Subhas Mehla; Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India; certiorari; writ petition withdrawal with liberty; order dated 19.09.2024 (Annexure P-10); respondent No.2 / Deputy Commissioner; speaking order; Section 13A / Section 13-A / Section 13 A of the Haryana Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 ('Act of 1961'); declaration under Section 13A; civil suit; disputed questions of facts; writ jurisdiction limits; alternate remedy; both parties to raise all pleas; competent authority to decide uninfluenced by speaking order observations; petitioners Ashok Kumar and others; respondents State of Haryana and others; advocate Vikram Singh; Addl. A.G. Haryana Pradeep Prakash Chahar.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the writ petition permitted, with liberty to the petitioners to seek alternate remedy in accordance with law including filing of a suit under Section 13 A of the Act of 1961; in any such suit both parties to be free to raise all pleas in accordance with law, and the competent authority to decide uninfluenced by the observations made in the speaking order dated 19.09.2024.