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Surjit Singh v. Financial Commissioner

Punjab & Haryana HC7 Mar 2026CWP/5924/1999

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What is this about?

Surjit Singh v. Financial Commissioner, Appeals-1, Punjab and another; CWP-5924-1999 (O&M); High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Harsh Bunger J.; decided 07.03.2026. Writ petition (Certiorari against orders of Collector, Ferozepur dated 20.03.1979, Commissioner, Ferozepur Division dated 05.09.1984, and Financial Commissioner Appeals(I), Punjab dated 04.03.1999) dismissed for non-prosecution — counsel had no instructions and petitioner could not be served as correct address not provided; no merits decided; no statute or precedent cited; no quantum involved.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution: counsel for the petitioner had stated he had no instructions (21.10.2024) and fresh notices could not be issued as the correct address of the petitioner was not provided. ¶¶28

Surjit Singh Vs Financial Commissioner — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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CWP-5924-1999 (O&M) - 1-

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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202 - 2 CWP-5924-1999 (O&M) Date of decision: 07.03.2026

Surjit Singh

....Petitioner

Vs.

Financial Commissioner, Appeals-1, Punjab and another

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....Respondents

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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present: None for the petitioner.

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Mr. Navneet Singh, Addl. A.G. Punjab.

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HARSH BUNGER J. (Oral)

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1 Petition herein is, inter alia , seeking a writ in the nature of Certiorari, for quashing the order dated 20.03.1979 (Annexure P-2) passed by learned Collector, Ferozepur; order dated 05.09.1984 (Annexure P-3) passed by learned Commissioner, Ferozepur Division, Ferozepur and order dated 04.03.1999 (Annexure P-4) passed by learned Financial Commissioner Appeals(I), Punjab.

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A perusal of order sheets reveals that on 21.10.2024, the following order was passed by this Court:-

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“Learned counsel representing the petitioner(s) submits that he has no instructions from the petitioners.

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Let fresh notice be issued to the petitioners for 05.02.2025.

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Photocopy of this order be placed on the file of other connected case.”

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ANKIT 2026.03.09 17:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document High Court, Chandigarh

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CWP-5924-1999 (O&M) - 2-

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2.1. Thereafter, the matter was taken up on 31.01.2026, wherein the following order was passed by this Court:-

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“As per the office report, notice issued to petitioner has been received back unserved with the report ‘not residing at given address’.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to provide the correct address of the petitioner.

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List on 07.03.2026.

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Let the needful be done within a period of three weeks from today. Pursuant thereto, fresh notice be served upon the petitioner.

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‘Dasti’ as well.

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Copy of this order be sent to learned counsel for the petitioner.”

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As per office report, fresh notices could not be issued to the petitioner as the correct address of the petitioner was not provided by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

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